0 Martinwolf M&A Advisory - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Martinwolf M&A Advisory - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+2 BB SA or Boutique Full-time? 7 4y
+124 which EBs over GS/MS? 77 4y
0 SOLIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Woodside Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 PIMCO best groups 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Credit Suisse Start Date (Asking Existing Analysts/Assocs) 2 4y
+3 Deleted 5 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+15 Real Estate People are the Worst 3 4y
+3 JPMorgan interview follow-up / being ghosted? 1 4y
+6 Business valuation - Please Help 1 4y
+3 KeyBank 2022 Women’s Program 3 4y
0 LionTree Advisors - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Sick Days 1 4y
+7 BMO SA 2023 2 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+13 How do you keep track of your deals and experience? What key points do you like to highlight in a resume or interview? 4 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+7 housing at school of visual arts? 17 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Centerview Partners Interview 1 4y
+7 Raine Group SA 2023 38 4y
0 Olsen Palmer - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 PJSolomon / Solomon Partners Bonus? 13 4y
+6 Advice 1 4y
0 LionTree Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 PWP vs Morgan Stanley Real Estate IBD 10 4y
+39 From Non-Target MBA to IB Summer Associate Intern 13 4y
0 GS fucked up taxes? 1 4y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Do banks actually take signing bonus back? 2 4y
+5 What groups dominate a specific industry? (e.g. Houlihan - Porn, Baird - Firearms, etc.) 2 4y
+12 PNC Capital Markets - Work Experience? 3 4y
+24 Jet Blue's bid on Spirit 6 4y
+6 What will bonuses be like next year if the market keeps taking a shit? 1 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+3 Wells Fargo Securities ABF 4 4y
+3 GS London lateral hiring freeze? 7 4y
+2 Cramming RX Techs 2 4y
+40 How many hours are you putting in RIGHT NOW? 34 4y
+1 Ducera Partners LA offie 2 4y
+9 Best Technique to Convert VCF to Outlook Format 1 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+5 Evercore Lateral Analyst Interview Process 1 4y
+9 Best Way to Export VCF contacts to Outlook format ? 1 4y
+13 Investment Banking Group Selection Criteria 1 4y
0 Deleted 0 4y
+14 How screwed am I? Any tips? 8 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+1 Best party cites for IB? 1 4y
0 Minnesota Housing Help 5 4y
+29 Work Intensity at Various Deal Stages 4 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Do you include capitalized sales commission amortization in D&A on the IS? 2 4y
+5 BGL Total Comp? 10 4y
0 Friedman Billings Ramsey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Houlihan Lokey Debt Advisory / Financial Restructuring Prep 1 4y
+1 Signing bonus at Houlihan Lokey 9 4y
+48 Question about alcohol in Investment Banking 28 4y
0 High paying roles apart from IB ($115k+bonus) 1 4y
+8 Pay outside of NY near the mid-west 20 4y
0 Good Friday? 2 4y
+3 William Blair superday this week for SA 2023, what should I look out for? 2 4y
+1 Media/Entertainment groups 3 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 How technical are Liontree SA interviews? 14 4y
+9 Pre-MBA IB Associate Exit Opps 6 4y
+218 How has IB changed you? 54 4y
+3 Boutique IB with a chinese client base 1 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Rooming in NYC 1 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Pay cut to switch from B4? 1 4y
+6 Credit Risk Interview Technicals 6 4y
+3 GS Industrials and/or GS HC placement? 3 4y
+3 Professional PPT Designers 1 4y
0 Bryan Garnier and Co - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+4 GS Industrials NY 5 4y
+3 JPM Analyst Total Comp 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Asset Backed Securities Data 4y

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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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