+15 UK IB Fierce Competition 4 1y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Energy Data 1y
+13 Is PCA / IR worth it? 7 1y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Valuation Data 1y
+18 No BB Return Offer - Struggling to recruit elsewhere 16 1y
0 Evercore Comp London 2 1y
0 Is the latest WSO post on actual hours worked accurate? 3 1y
+3 Anyone Heard of EC M&A? Thoughts on Culture, Deal Flow, Etc.? 2 1y
+7 Big 6 M&A Banking Hours 9 1y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 UBS - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+20 Change in NWC 10 1y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 RBC C&R NYC Lateral Superday 2024 1 1y
+6 Associate Sign-on Thread 1 1y
0 Moelis AC London 1 1y
0 Shea & co - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 Shea & co - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+29 At what point does it improve? 11 1y
+40 Networking with IB MD for a VP Role 14 1y
0 MD Global Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+9 Uni of Bath vs Uni of Sydney for Bachelors in Management/Commerce 2 1y
+14 2023 Commercial / Corporate Banking Bonus 27 1y
+3 VP in Commercial Banking or Analyst in IB 13 1y
+21 Commercial Banking to IB 18 1y
+2 do analysts gets access to bloomberg terminals 1 1y
+6 Interesting Work But Career Risk 1 1y
+75 CIB Credit Risk J.P. Morgan 91 1y
+7 Piper Sandler Houston? 8 1y
+3 speaking with someone who worked at DLJ back in the day 1 1y
+8 Hiring a bank for round 2 of process 3 1y
+25 Explaining Concepts 5 1y
+6 Looking for Best Books on PE Secondaries 2 1y
0 Northzone - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+12 Should I apply to Summers or Off Cycles? (London) 6 1y
+22 Amazon Biz Dev 9 1y
0 401k Question 1 1y
+4 Dartmouth - London - non-targets 15 1y
0 Does it matter if I apply through bank's website or their external partner job board? 2 1y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+6 Non-target liberal arts school visiting offices 4 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
0 IB questions 1 1y
+6 London FIG exits 1 1y
+9 Cheap laptops for financial modeling and PPT practice? 11 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+1 EVR HV Questions 3 1y
+2 Needs for Summer Analyst Internship? 2 1y
+5 SF Bank Culture 3 1y
+6 Cybersecurity? 3 1y
0 Investment Banking Technicals (credit) help 1 1y
0 Exits from M. Klein / Dyal? 4 1y
0 Credit Risk role in Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America Opportunities 1 1y
+3 Preparation for LATAM Interview 3 1y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+9 Break into IB 1 1y
0 Europe Undergrad Ranking (non-UK) 1 1y
0 Cygnum Capital (former Lion's Head Global Partners) 1 1y
0 Recruiting for both UK and US analyst/intern positions as a UK Citizen in the US 1 1y
0 Investment Banking Mexico 2 1y
0 evr recruiting sessions 1 1y
+6 JPM AWM to JPM IB help 1 1y
+9 HSBC Online Immersive Assessment test preparation 1 1y
+8 Greenhill 2024 onwards 8 1y
0 MD Salary RSU Comp 1 1y
0 Smaller City Career Path 1 1y
+6 When to Switch from IB > AM 4 1y
0 EC Mergers and Acquisitions - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 MUFG - Interview - Financial Sponsors Data 1y
0 EC Mergers and Acquisitions - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+10 Breaking into Finance in UK/EU with non EU passport 3 1y
0 Transferring After Offer 1 1y
+6 Outsourcing financial modeling??? 5 1y
+3 Baird Superday 7 1y
+14 Industry Primers 14 1y
+4 How hard is it to lateral from SMBC? 3 1y
0 Barclays SA 25 1 1y
0 BofA Offers - London SA 2025 4 1y
+7 Infrastructure Investment Banking Primer 8 1y
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Truist FIG group insights 4 1y
+38 Investment Banking Associate in Denver? 15 1y
+3 Outsourced PPT 4 1y
+12 IB and sponsorship after brexit 7 1y
0 Thoughts on Ankura 1 1y
+19 TD IB vs WF IB 13 1y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Banks that recruit FT Off-Cycle 1 1y
+17 Signed a FT offer - now what? 10 1y
0 What even a capital markets analyst? 1 1y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 GS London hours 2 1y
0 Renewable Infrastructure to Clean Tech – What to Expect? 1 1y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Best Fields for Connections/Skills? 1 1y
0 Mesirow Financial - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Any updates about Torch Partners AC? 3 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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