Investment Banking Forum

+9	Restructuring Deal type	9	3mo
0	Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking	Data	3mo
+20	Terrible lateral offers	5	3mo
+2	Quick question for anyone at JPM London	2	3mo
+505	Stop being a bootlicker and leave this rotten industry - IB isn’t worth it for junior employees	102	3mo
+239	IB doesn't have as much exit opps as this website made me believe	134	3mo
0	Yale spots vs. Duke spots	1	3mo
0	Any benefit of learning German?	1	3mo
+4	Moelis London SA2026	20	3mo

+32	Best of: Egregious EBITDA addbacks	10	3mo
+3	What’s considered a good bonus ?	2	4mo
0	Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist	Data	4mo
0	Public finance recruiting	2	4mo
+11	Why Are There So Many Awkward People	4	4mo
0	Edgemont Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking	Data	4mo
+18	Qatalyst Analyst Overall Experience?	13	4mo
+6	Hoping I'm not the only one	3	4mo
0	JPMorgan - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG)	Data	4mo
0	Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking	Data	4mo
0	Junior Summer Analyst to Full Time	2	4mo
+38	How to Prep for Advanced Investment Banking Technical Interviews	9	4mo
0	What type of personality does someone in Investment Banking possess?	1	4mo
+10	PJT strategic Advisory (structured products)	49	4mo
0	Evercore Complex M&A Interview	1	4mo

0	Houlihan Lokey - Review - Secondaries	Data	4mo
0	Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries	Data	4mo
+10	Sports IB/advisory, how to target etc	10	4mo
+8	Tesla-SpaceX merger: Is it possible?	6	4mo
+6	Delaying Graduation for Another IB SA Recruiting Cycle?	1	4mo
+140	Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad?	65	4mo
+21	Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No?	15	4mo
0	WSO Academy	1	4mo
+6	What is Inroads?	0	4mo
+6	How much is your corporate pension by age/role?	1	4mo
+212	Dartmouth Partners Sucks.	68	4mo
+36	Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?)	34	4mo
0	Infra IB Tierlist	1	4mo
+31	How is ICADE (E-3) perceived for London IB (Bulge Bracket/Elite Boutiques)?	17	4mo
+12	Happy to join the WSO community	7	4mo
+20	IB in the Nordics (Denmark)	11	4mo
+29	AI in Modelling	18	4mo
+20	How hard are SA technicals?	6	4mo
+160	UBS CEO Hints at US acquisition, Lack of US Growth	19	4mo
0	BNP Paribas - Interview - Leveraged Finance	Data	4mo
+1	Thoughts on Moelis Life Sciences group	4	4mo
0	Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Corporate Banking	Data	4mo
0	Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking	Data	4mo
0	Del del del del del del	1	4mo
0	Morgan Stanley - Review - Power	Data	4mo
0	Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Power	Data	4mo
0	Youngest/Oldest analysts you’ve seen?	1	4mo
+33	SA Overtime Pay	78	4mo
+90	Has everything actually gotten worse?	38	4mo
+129	Why do ppl work hard	67	4mo
0	National Bank of Canada - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG)	Data	4mo
0	National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG)	Data	4mo
+14	UC Berkeley versus Northwestern	10	4mo
+5	Citi Calgary	6	4mo
0	Recovering from burnout	1	4mo
0	Is River 2 River Reality fake?	1	4mo
0	DBS Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets	Data	4mo
0	DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets	Data	4mo
0	Jefferies - Interview - Debt Capital Markets	Data	4mo
+250	I finally did it. Extreme Non-Target to my dream role, Investment Banking Analyst - M&A	29	4mo
+4	Staying connected with network post offer	2	4mo
+3	JPM AN2 London Salary	6	4mo
0	Alantra - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions	Data	4mo
0	Missed SA Recruiting… Is IB Still Realistic?	2	4mo
+14	DB LevFin??	9	4mo
+30	IB > PE > Tech Sales	24	4mo
+3	WF comp change	2	4mo
+2	Is FT Partners Comp still 140k Base?	3	4mo
+78	Lincoln International- Growth and IPO	27	4mo
+8	Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity	2	4mo
+23	Advice on Off-cycle / SA recruitment for London	14	4mo
+44	Worst Banking Cultures in Frankfurt?	27	4mo
+3	IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore).	28	4mo
0	TN Visa Canadians - IB	4	4mo
+12	Tech IB - West vs. East coast	5	4mo
+2	Are Associate and VP positions redundant or necessary?	2	4mo
+70	Almost bonus time - would taking a year off be the worst or best decision of my life	41	4mo
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+24	Am I allowed to email my friends at other banks?	15	4mo
+15	Recruitment Advice	1	4mo
+2	Economic Consulting to IB	2	4mo
+1	HL FVA Comp?	3	4mo
+9	How do I know which IB group is for me?	1	4mo
0	Uc Berkeley Econ+ data science out of state or mccombs in state?	1	4mo
+4	Jpm MMBSI Comp	16	4mo
+5	JPM Commercial Banking pay?	5	4mo
+4	Superday question	1	4mo
0	Capstone Partners - Interview - Investment Banking	Data	4mo
0	Anyone used Financeable?	1	4mo
0	Banco Santander - Interview - Generalist	Data	4mo
+15	Sophomore nontarget curious about Junior year summer recruiting	17	4mo
+14	31/32-year-old M1 looking to pivot from medicine/clinical research into finance — practical advice?	4	4mo
+14	FT Recruiting	18	4mo
0	KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Energy	Data	4mo
+30	Best podcasts for PU&I and Energy Bankers	15	4mo
0	Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)	Data	4mo

+169	Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition)	31	9h
+164	Who Killed Wall Street	48	1h
+163	As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023)	23	2d
+105	Lindsay Clancy - Thoughts from A2	22	2m
+94	Day at Macquarie	12	3d
+53	How bad did I mess up	10	3d
+42	EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG)	20	20h
+38	Misrepresented Houston IB	14	4d
+34	Most technical groups?	18	4h
+33	How bad is leaving after a few months	11	8h

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