0 FFL Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+3 GPA relevance after receiving SA 27’ offer? 7 4mo
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4mo
+13 IB in a small boutique - Is it normal to feel the work very dispersive? 1 4mo
0 MUFG Sponsor Fin/Direct Lending v. Scotia levfin? 1 4mo
0 For anyone considering strat fin / corp strategy out of IB - what has been the biggest hurdle? 1 4mo
+6 Millennium SA 2027 9 4mo
+3 What WPM do you need for investment banking 3 4mo
+11 What do I do here? 2 4mo
0 Coronation Merchant Bank - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire 58 4mo
+41 Thoughts on Global Platinum Securities? 43 4mo
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB 27 4mo
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work 23 4mo
+3 LMM IB analysts , what's the worst recurring task in your week? 1 4mo
+38 Houlihan Lokey Portfolio Valuation 25 4mo
0 Rogo AI in internship, I have a rough idea of what it is, but is it actually useful? 0 4mo
+3 Citizens 2027 IB 11 4mo
+12 Del 16 4mo
+1 How did you get your soph summer internship? 3 4mo
0 Should I put that I'm graduating in December or May of the following yr? 15 4mo
0 Interning in Tech IB this summer, what to read up on / get in the loop? 2 4mo
+30 Strongest TMT team in London 19 4mo
0 MM banks drug test (HL, Lincoln) 3 4mo
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+31 Correcting Summer analysts... 15 4mo
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+3 London EB FIG Exits 5 4mo
+8 London vs Zurich vs Frankfurt 3 4mo
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0 Any Tips/Advice for Incoming Analyst 1s? 1 4mo
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0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 SF IB SA THC testing 2 4mo
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
+6 Finance in Germany 4 4mo
+7 Move to Germany 4 4mo
+13 Networking Process 2 4mo
+3 Morgan Stanley Budapest, whats going on? 1 4mo
+11 Language discrimination (Europe) 2 4mo
0 NYU Econ CAS for High Finance? 2 4mo
+4 Is it possible to network internationally and land an IB internship in Switzerland? 4 4mo
+10 Struck out on SA 27 recruiting with the BBs - am I cooked 5 4mo
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+3 Offer Decision 1 4mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Rich Handler Yacht Party 1 4mo
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0 PNC Corporate and Institutional Banking 2027 SA 0 4mo
0 Jefferies - Interview - NA Data 4mo
0 Scotiabank - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4mo
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+117 2024 Toronto Big 6 Front Office Salaries 83 4mo
0 Grace Matthews Interview 1 4mo
0 How hard is it to move internally from MS GCM to MS Coverage? 2 4mo
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+28 DNB acquires Carnegie 17 4mo
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0 Which groups are targets for APO HVF?? 1 4mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 4mo
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0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
0 Do most people who exit Capital Markets roles to buyside not put it on their linkedin? 1 4mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+1 Evercore 2026 Return Offer Rate 1 4mo
+51 What time do you usually leave the office? 65 4mo
+18 Jefferies Experience / Exits in 2025 11 4mo
+30 RX prep / lateral through Big4 or LevFin Group 12 4mo
0 Lateral Recruiting Question 1 4mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups 59 4mo
+8 FP&A to IB? 2 4mo
+16 Why do people do IB and then exit to very subpar opps 7 4mo
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+9 HEC MiF vs. LBS MFA 4 4mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 4mo
+3 JPM Digital Tracking 2 4mo
+9 Tulane Finance vs UCSB Econ/Accounting as an SBCC transfer? 1 4mo
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
+6 WashU Olin vs NYU Econ 1 4mo
0 Incoming Sophomore @ Target. Where to start learning techs/behaviorals? 1 4mo
0 JPM London - Do 502 analysts get increment every year? 1 4mo
+1 July 4th Weekend Hours / Office Open July 3rd as intern at EB 2 4mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 4mo
+5 Chicago apartment budget, MM IB 6 4mo
+65 More Interesting/Complex Alternatives to IB 29 4mo
+10 Citizens SA27 81 4mo
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
+7 2027 recruiting cycle 2 4mo
+9 Looking to go from HF to IB 2 4mo
+3 AGC Partners SA27 7 4mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 4mo
0 Preparing for summer IB internship 1 4mo
0 Scotia Fall Analyst (2026) 3 4mo
+13 BONUSES: Banks with Vesting Schedules? 7 4mo
0 Satori Capital 1 4mo
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Financial due diligence or Debt Capital markets at EY 2 4mo
+281 UBS Advisory Shrunk 12% Over 5 years, Despite CS Acquisition 42 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • 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 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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