0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+3 Securitized Products Investment Banking 9 4mo
+16 Del 11 4mo
+6 Why are UBS exits still decent? 14 4mo
+26 Genuine Question: Is Qatalyst overhyped? 11 4mo
+13 BNP Paribas Montreal to NYC Pipeline? 11 4mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Copper Run Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Lazard opening a Warsaw office anytime soon? 1 4mo
+6 Oppenheimer Consumer IB 10 4mo
+3 M&a SA-> rx FT 1 4mo
0 Nordea - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 4mo
+49 Associate & Above IB exits 20 4mo
+7 They did it 1 4mo
0 Recruiting for RX and M&A at EBs? 3 4mo
+16 Intern Return Offers 5 4mo
+13 UBS Roommates still in office at midnight on first day? 7 4mo
+7 How does GS group placement / TMT placement work? 2 4mo
+3 Realistic chances for LSE/HEC/Bocconi/St. Gallen MSF 6 4mo
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
+1 Summer Analyst Tutoring 8 4mo
0 Which Banks / Groups Actually Do Cool Group Outings and Off-Sites? 3 4mo
0 No Freshman Year Internship 1 4mo
+8 2028 internship recruiting timeline? 12 4mo
0 When to start networking/reaching out for MM IB internships in sophomore summer? 1 4mo
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+20 Industrials Case Study Help 7 4mo
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
+3 Incoming Summer Analyst, Sophomore Summer advice? 1 4mo
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Revenue Buildouts for Complex Sectors 1 4mo
+11 Imperial MSc F&A or RSM Finance and Investments 7 4mo
+37 UBS Sponsors Rep 2025-2026 7 4mo
+7 As an intern, should we use building gyms? 5 4mo
+6 Best modeling courses for internship prep? 5 4mo
0 Current Lateral and FT Recruiting Market 1 4mo
0 Financial Modeling Practice 2 4mo
+8 Will Learning Japanese Help Me for Nomura & Mizuho Recruiting? 9 4mo
+80 deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted 45 4mo
+3 Moving locations in same group from SA to FT 1 4mo
0 UPenn Huntsman Program Recruiting 1 4mo
+15 Graduating Early After SA 2027 – Has Anyone Done This? 10 4mo
+1 GPA and Leadership From Target School 2 4mo
+18 Nordic IB Question: BB ECM role or Big 4 Deals - corporate finance role? 5 4mo
+6 How do you build intuition for what financial metrics actually mean? 1 4mo
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 PWP FIG vs. Healthcare vs. Consumer 2 4mo
0 Halifax West - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+12 Stuck VP - any others feel this way or have advice? 3 4mo
0 How bad is getting fired for performance? 3 4mo
0 Madison Street Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
+3 Anyone have Restructuring Case Studies/Tests? 4 4mo
+6 In the upside worth the risk? 3 4mo
0 ThinkEquity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 4mo
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+9 Semi-target Recruiting for RX Summer London 2 4mo
+12 Solo Intern in NYC this summer – How to network & find new connections/friends? 7 4mo
+4 DCM at HSBC 9 4mo
+1 College Decision for IB 1 4mo
+3 Lionheart Strategic Management SA'27 24 4mo
+13 Coolest IB Summer Analyst Events 6 4mo
0 Rice for IB? 2 4mo
+6 Personal thoughts Duke IB 28 4mo
0 Hybrid as SA 2 4mo
+6 College Decision for IB 1 4mo
+6 Citi Toronto SA27 Corporate Banking 7 4mo
+13 LMM to BB/EB - Will analysts/associates/VPs reject my coffee request? 5 4mo
+36 Incoming IB Analyst: Best Ways to Prepare? 13 4mo
+9 Bayes MSc Banking & International Finance vs Warwick MSc FinTech – Best for IB (International Student) 3 4mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+10 Perspectives on UBS Industrials in London? 2 4mo
+1 JPM PB Superday Offer 4 4mo
+3 Can I make it? 9 4mo
+2 independent excel training 2 4mo
+42 Am I behind? 31 Year Old Analyst 13 4mo
+305 Vandy MSF 27 4mo
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+39 EB Exits (Now 2026) 16 4mo
+14 Firms to Practice Modeling on? 5 4mo
+6 What are the chances of an SA offer getting rescinded? 2 4mo
+3 NAV loans 4 4mo
+21 Didnt get return at Megafund rofl 12 4mo
+18 Canada -> US - IB or S&T 1 4mo
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Performance Trust Capital Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Performance Trust Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 4mo
+3 TAS Intern to FT Investment Banking 1 4mo
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 4mo
+26 North Macedonia WHT on IRS net settlements – am I cooked? 8 4mo
+32 Most Recognizable Names In the Restructuring / Special Situations Space 21 4mo
0 Lateral first-year Associate opportunities 1 4mo
+3 JPM vs HSBC? 7 4mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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