+72 DC Advisory (ex Close Brothers) 78 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
+58 What stereotypes and traits have you noticed of Indians in IB in US? 36 5y
+26 Surviving the IB culture 39 5y
0 IPO / Capital Raising Nuances 2 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Needham & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 Anybody have any info on Barclays Menlo? 5 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Needham & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citic Securities - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Possible to switch group/location in same firm between SA and FT? 2 5y
0 Citic Securities - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Public Finance Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 5y
+3 Prospecting for Companies? 1 5y
0 Capital One Securities: RE IB Group 4 5y
0 Internet in the UK for IB 1 5y
0 Politics and IB Salary 2 5y
0 Bank consolidations 1 5y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 London: Working in Mayfair, where to live? 17 5y
0 Ghosted by Recruiter After Interview? 2 5y
+10 Best Non-Banking Internship for Sophomores 4 5y
+11 How to network at virtual roadshow? 3 5y
+5 Matrix Capital Markets Group 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 What valueable/visionary things can you do as an investment banker other than becoming a philanthropist? 1 5y
0 Life beyond IB 1 5y
0 How to deal with discontinued operation revenue 1 5y
0 Spring Weeks UK/EU 1 5y
+13 Export Finance Exit Opps 8 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Banking into Government Roles? 3 5y
0 Goetzpartners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goetzpartners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 2021 Bonus (London) 1 5y
0 Jefferies Off-Cycle London 1 5y
+120 Why do so many jump to PE? 50 5y
0 How to be a great IPO analyst 1 5y
0 Net Working Capital - A Question 2 5y
0 Off cycle internships in London for 2021? 6 5y
0 EB Product Advisory Exit Opps vs BB 1 5y
+135 Exit options for post-MBA Investment Banking 73 5y
+7 Ghosted by Old Connections 3 5y
0 Forgot to disclose robinhood account- not used, and nothing in the account. What do I do? 3 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Intern/Job opportunities 3 5y
0 Capstone Headwaters - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Hirevue Nightmares 6 5y
0 Salary Request 1 5y
0 Incoming IB Summer Analysts 7 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Pros & Cons of CFA 1 5y
+13 IB ABF to PE 7 5y
0 GE Capital Exit Ops - IB possible? 1 5y
+27 Does anyone on WSO make 7 figures? 19 5y
0 Seabury Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 is May 31, 2020 FY20? 5 5y
0 Marathon Capital Associate Pay 1 5y
+11 Top UK / EU Cities to Live/Work Because the US is a shitshow 7 5y
+28 J.P Morgan 2020 London, Investment Banking, New Analyst Program. 54 5y
+9 (current soph) Can’t find internship for next summer in ibanking, where else should I look? 13 5y
0 Lateraling Early -> Affect MBA Admissions Later? 1 5y
+32 Is It Possible? Unorthodox background 6 5y
0 GE Capital Exit Ops - IB possible? 1 5y
+19 Which LDN banks haven't opened SA applications or are still early in the process? 35 5y
0 IB Dubai or IB London? Exit opps, exposure and lateral. Joining on associate level. Both are middle market. 1 5y
0 Desjardins - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Desjardins - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Boutique Investment banking 1 5y
0 Why Capital Markets 1 5y
+9 Interview: Where do you want to be in 10 years? 1 5y
0 Could I get a job in IB when I move to US?-Want your viewpoints and suggestions 1 5y
0 LInkedln link in resume 8 5y
0 FF News: Covid Cases APEX in SA...?? 1 5y
+13 Made a mistake - worried about trustworthiness 6 5y
+12 Diversity Programs 14 5y
+8 What are the top REIB banks? 14 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Applying To Both Evercore M&A And RX? 5 5y
+47 Oil and Gas IB in a Blue Wave 70 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 Investing in SPACs? 10 5y

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

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 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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