0 PIPER SANDLER OFF CYCLE IB INFRASTRUCTURE 2025 2 1y
0 Best Group at MS Hong Kong? Which groups should you avoid? 1 1y
0 RBC Industrials 2 1y
+9 Can I move from EM coverage to UK coverage at VP1? 1 1y
0 GS Consumer IB NYC 1 1y
+11 Constantly assigned to admin tasks instead of pitches — boring, but guaranteed top bucket? 2 1y
+25 Regional BB Office or Mid-Tier RX Shop 20 1y
+20 Is SMU Underrated? 5 1y
+14 Regional BB or Mid-tier RX NYC decision help? 14 1y
0 RBC SA ‘26 expected salary? 1 1y
+48 Advisors behind Google-Wiz deal? 31 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+46 Wells Fargo M&A vs UBS M&A 25 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 DB Sweatshops? 1 1y
0 Mistakes in Public Filings 3 1y
+37 SA26 - Better off delaying grad for SA27? 26 1y
+19 Ideas for Investment Banking Club 11 1y
0 Financial Sponsors? 1 1y
+2 The 4 Stages of Grief on WSO 0 1y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Nordea - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 1y
0 SA 2026 London timelines 1 1y
+9 Advice Needed - IB Recruiting 2 1y
+4 Who is BDT&MSD? 10 1y
+11 SWE/Math to Buyside Internship? Undergrad at Target 2 1y
+18 Umich vs LACs 17 1y
+9 Lower BB vs Top ER 6 1y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Industrials Data 1y
+16 What are the GS M&A Structuring, SDSA, M&A Capital Markets Groups?? 25 1y
0 Resume Review - Break into IB 4 1y
0 Is RE Banking Worth It? 4 1y
0 Longest consecutive PTO / Annual Leave you have heard an AN1 take? 1 1y
+64 Is Deutsche Bank on the up-and-up? 48 1y
0 GP Bullhound - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
+4 Cascadia vs DA Davidson vs Intrepid 2 1y
+5 Media VP FP&A to TMT IB? (In my mid 30s) 5 1y
+9 Calling excel snobs! 2 1y
+39 WF or UBS for SA 2026 25 1y
+3 Best Groups in Moelis NYC 4 1y
+12 PE Recruiting 2025 1 1y
+3 IB Vine paid now? 5 1y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+5 2026 SA Roles Yet To Open????? 6 1y
0 For those who worked in alternative space 1 1y
+5 LSE BSc Economics or LSE BSc Finance 10 1y
0 Asset management in Public or Alternative 1 1y
+6 JP Morgan Tech group exits 7 1y
+1 Financial modeling 2 1y
+3 SG Partners Blows 1 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+6 SMU for IB, what's their reputation like 1 1y
0 Piper Sandler Healthcare 1 1y
0 TD Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 1y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 1y
+1 Moelis California Offices Overtime Pay? 2 1y
0 Jeffries IB ?!?!?!?!? 3 1y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+114 Update post: Made $4m on meme coin didn’t take IB return offer 35 1y
0 Group Placement For Non-Target 1 1y
+9 How much do tests actually matter for internships? 1 1y
0 Target Recruiting for FT / Lateral 2 1y
+16 I fucked up, what do i do? 6 1y
0 Soc Gen Opinions 2 1y
0 SocGen IBD 1 1y
+3 Toronto Scotiabank M&A 4 1y
0 Switching from DCM to M&A – Feasible? 1 1y
+10 Best option 2 1y
0 Top REGAL groups London/EMEA 1 1y
+5 Is the GS Virtual Insight Series at all useful? 11 1y
0 Greenhill Secondaries - London 1 1y
+6 Morgan Stanley delays in the recruiting process 1 1y
+8 UK - Deutsche Bank Comp 11 1y
+18 Evercore Toronto 16 1y
+3 top MM IB vs regional BB? 5 1y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+75 Who the hell is Mobius Ventures 24 1y
+23 UBS SA 2026 88 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+11 Bristol vs Imperial 19 1y
+4 How was the entry level position 🧑‍💼🧑‍💼 9 1y
+17 Goldman Middle Market (Cross Markets Group) 14 1y
+2 GS Cross Markets Group Chicago? 4 1y
+2 Del 4 1y
+852 FT Partners is Paradise 71 1y
0 How to Exit DCM Syndicate at Broker Dealer? 1 1y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
+19 Just graduated from an extreme non target. Advice greatly needed. 11 1y
+6 Sportradar acquiring IMG Arena Deal Structure 1 1y
+6 Interesting paths to IB? 2 1y
+21 Man Bun in IB? 11 1y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank IB: Fixed Income & Currencies SA 2026 1 1y
0 Bank Of America (Bofa) Charlotte - LevFin 1 1y
+5 Does FIG at Top Bulge Bracket Pigeon Hole 5 1y
+1 Celtics Sale $6.1B 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (27) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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