+6 List of Middle Market Investment Banks that have a strong presence in London. 10 4y
+8 GS SA 2022 Groupme 6 4y
+49 Citi M&A vs. GS/MS/JPM 24 4y
+29 Centerview Partners Interview 39 4y
+1 Private Investing as an Analyst? 2 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Would you still do banking if you had $5mm? 14 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Saxo Bank in Gurgaon 1 4y
+8 Guggenheim Menlo Park 12 4y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 What is the ACTUAL expected all-in comp for analysts? 7 4y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - NA Data 4y
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+8 When you join a bank, do you have to sell stock holdings? 7 4y
0 Bank of America Private Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Berenberg Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Berenberg Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+16 Advice needed: Int student, starting Grad school in the States 7 4y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+10 IB SA Training Week 7 4y
+3 People at work think I’m a doochebag 2 4y
+115 Buying Nice Cars as An Analyst 72 4y
0 Columbia West Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS Tech SA 2023 SF 1 4y
+5 Macquarie Raising Analyst Base? 4 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+13 Thoughts on Goldman Sachs LevFin? 21 4y
+10 Moelis TMT NYC - Cultures and Exits 1 4y
+43 Summer Internships (IBD): Lehman Brothers vs. Morgan Stanley 36 4y
0 does hr involved in return offer? 2 4y
0 what happened when you met the person you ghosted? 1 4y
+3 Dui background check? 3 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Which banks have the best/active DCM groups in 2022 1 4y
+3 Lehman Finance Division? 1 4y
+6 How Much Freelance Hadoop Developers Charge Per hour? 1 4y
+14 This industry is cut throat and I haven’t even started 9 4y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Generational Equity - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+6 Jefferies IBD Frankfurt 1 4y
+194 Why does everyone want IB? 60 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Incoming analyst at CS, should I be concerned? 8 4y
+4 CS London Raise 3 4y
+28 Bored at work 13 4y
+209 Top Restructuring Groups 2019 & Restructuring Questions 75 4y
+16 Evercore Interns 6 4y
+5 Stressful norm in the industry or actually bad culture 1 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Energy Data 4y
+9 Seeking Advice For Some Life Next Steps (Current IB Analyst at a BB) 1 4y
+4 Why are Swiss firms like UBS and CS seeming to have so much trouble? 7 4y
+3 Simple ? on preferred equity calculations 1 4y
+3 Remote Work - Dealbreaker? 1 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Public Finance Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+3 Out of the loop -- why does everyone hate Citi? 5 4y
+3 Insight on Financial Sponsors IB in Toronto 2 4y
+5 Evercore Generalist NYC - Lateral Q&A 5 4y
+3 One to One Corporate Finance vs. GP Bullhound vs. Unicredit 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+21 Princeton backpacks 5 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 Should we be fussed about our employer share price 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Making it Raine - Raine Comp? 1 4y
+13 SPORTS IB 10 4y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Atlanta 1 4y
+9 1st Year Analyst Hours 9 4y
+36 LevFin vs Restructuring (and creditor vs debtor) 31 4y
+6 Does BAML pay out sign on bonuses to lateral hires? 2 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+8 Payroll during two week notice period 8 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+3 Macquarie 2021 IB Bonuses - London 1 4y
+6 CS LevFin NY vs LA 1 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Regions Bank - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+23 UBS or Ardea Partners SA 2023? 23 4y
+4 BofA travel reimbursement 2 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 Reneging in Top Firms 5 4y
+24 Rising Junior Worried About Future (Breaking into IB) 7 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+48 A rant of an average person 22 4y

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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