+8 Credit Suisse UBS Merger 9 4y
+31 WTF is BMO Capital Markets Doing About Base Increases? 81 4y
+4 Biopharma Bankers: Private Equity Activity Specialty Pharma??? 5 4y
0 Overseas Pension Scheme 1 4y
0 WF pushed return to office date to Nov. 1st… 3 4y
0 How does bonus repayment work? 9 4y
0 Capital One Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+10 Execution focused M&A group at a MM? 1 4y
+18 Stephen FT 2022 63 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 What is the best route into investment banking after uni? 5 4y
+2 CS M&A Product Group 3 4y
+6 Are BAML Sophomore Internship Applications Rolling? 0 4y
0 Santander Rep 1 4y
+3 BB Toronto Office 1 4y
+9 JP Morgan BA Early Advantage - When do applications open? 8 4y
+6 A fun project ? 1 4y
+4 School not on west coast + no personal connections to area = impossible west coast IB? 9 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+8 What time do you get to office/log in? 7 4y
+1 Take boutique offer or wait it out for Jan/Feb lateral hiring 4 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 What does the Syndicate desk do? 1 4y
0 HR not responding 3 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 JPM Off-Cycle 2021 (Singapore/Hong Kong) 11 4y
+6 Barclays Chemicals Franchise 7 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Moelis Online Test Investment Banking London (SA 2022) 1 4y
+4 Relationship between FCF and cash on balance sheet 1 4y
+3 A2A recruiting for PE 2 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 When are do first year analysts really "contribute" / add value to deal team? 3 4y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+14 Career Advice - Senior in College 2 4y
+5 BofA vs. Barclays vs. Citi vs. Credit Suisse 4 4y
+5 GS Salt Lake City IBD Sa’22 10 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+40 Deciding between BB offers in Hong Kong 23 4y
+7 Non-big 4 TAS in SG vs. Small M&A Boutique in Malaysia 1 4y
+9 Getting a Decent Sophomore Summer Offer as Non-Diversity 4 4y
+112 Q&A: Bulge Bracket IB Summer 2020 47 4y
+2 S&T vs IBD vs MBB 6 4y
+77 Did you all really go to Ivy League schools just to end up working the same hours as a sweatshop worker in Bangladesh? 30 4y
+7 Fisher Futures? 4 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 BTG Pactual - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Stephens 2022 Full-Time Interview 20 4y
+1 EVR/LAZ RX Exits? 2 4y
+15 Cannot do IB hours anymore, total burnout - would much appreciate tips 1 4y
+1 Analyst Intern 2 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Baird Equity Advisory Group? 1 4y
+3 Willing to swap PE case studies - pm or comment 1 4y
0 LionTree Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 LionTree Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Reneging on FT Return offer 16 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Public Finance Data 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 4y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Live in Manhattan or commute? 11 4y
+3 2022 FT Partners Full-Time interview process 1 4y
+9 Top BB Global Macro and Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodity Strategy - Interview 1 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 BGLCo SA 2022 27 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+16 WF pushed return-to-office date 26 4y
0 Direct Lending Shops that Focus on Sponsor Debt 3 4y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+12 Offer decision HELP 9 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 TAP Advisors in 2021? 2 4y
+1 PNC Capital Markets Hirevue 3 4y
+21 Need some help 4 4y
+11 How hard is it to make it into capital markets from a non-target? 5 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 How to reconnect with MD 1 4y
+14 Non-target asking for suggestions 2 4y
0 Warren on Wells Fargo 4 4y
+295 What's happening during live deals? 15 4y
+1 How do IB Analysts learn about Accounting, Finance and Modelling? 2 4y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+163 Do bankers tend to over exaggerate hours? 100 4y
+5 Living in Century City LA 8 4y
+4 2021 Associate Bonuses 1 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Chardan Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y

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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