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+12 Antares Compensation and Exit Ops 2 6y
+14 Spring Internships in Minneapolis 3 6y
+12 Lateraling to IB - KPMG Deal Advisory vs. Deloitte M&A Transaction Services Advisory 1 6y
+14 Putting IB Open House on Resume??? 5 6y
+25 Antares Capital - Lifestyle, comp, exit, etc 6 6y
+4 Piper Jaffray IBD December Superday 2018 2 6y
+8 Does anyone know these firms? 3 6y
+3 When should I hear back after Baird interview? 2 6y
+28 O&G Investment Banking: Kellogg vs McCombs 14 6y
+3 How's BMO Chicago? 1 6y
+9 Macquarie - Chicago Office (and General US Presence) 1 6y
+25 MBA internship: Corp Dev or MM IB M&A (Non-NY/SF/Chicago) 2 6y
+35 Please Help a Kid Out 31 6y
+21 Ziegler Corporate Finance - Chicago 12 6y
+12 Questions for a Second-Time IB Informational Call 1 6y
+4 Leveraged Lending at MM Commercial Bank 2 6y
+27 Take a 30+% Pay Cut to Work Gain More Relevant Expeience? 8 6y
+3 FIG Analyst Performance Trust Capital Partners Chicago 1 6y
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners Upcoming Interview 1 6y
+3 Forté’s Spring 2019 College to Business Leadership Conference 1 6y
+19 Will a mistake in my interview model ding my chance to receive superday invitation? 5 6y
+12 SA 2020 Recruiting Experience 1 6y
+16 Under 21 Chicago IB SA 5 6y
+3 Series 63 and 79 Knopman and STC Books 1 6y
+12 Thoughts on Michigan LSA economics recruiting? Switch majors? 1 6y
+12 Michigan LSA: How can I make the most out of the next 4 years? 1 6y
+49 How the hell can I be a value add in my networking attempts? 18 6y
+15 Sophomore with no internship for this upcoming summer. 3 6y
+3 Intern Summer Housing - Chicago? 1 6y
+4 Ariel Investments? 2 6y
+3 Asia 2020 IBD SA Recruiting 1 6y
+32 Chicago SA 24 6y
+33 IB's in Minneapolis? 18 6y
+8 What Ivy league/top 10 school is your investment bank? 7 6y
+15 Got an internship after first semester as freshman. Next Step? 12 6y
+3 Accounting & Finance at Warwick VS Finance at Indiana (Kelley School of Business) 1 6y
+3 Kelley Business School and Wall Street 1 6y
+18 Non-traditional path, want advice 3 6y
+3 Upper Westside Three Bedroom One and a Half Bathroom Duplex Apartment 1 6y
+9 Chicago IBD: GHL vs WB vs HL 5 6y
+12 Late Summer Inquiry!! 1 6y
+12 Transitioning to IB from Technology early in career 1 6y
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+17 Greenhill Chicago vs WB Chicago 18 6y
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+6 Cost of Rent in Chicago as IB/ Consulting Professional 3 6y
+14 AbbVie : to Acquire Allergan 2 6y
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+15 Cowen 2020 SA in....Detroit? 11 6y
+6 Goldman Sachs SA 2020 Chicago 1 6y
+12 Accept Corporate Banking offer? 1 6y
+11 Chicago - Networking 1 6y
+9 Valuations Summer intern offer at Big 4 1 6y
+3 BMO Chicago? 1 6y
+9 Middle Market Healthcare in the Midwest 1 6y
+9 When to reach out to boutique? 1 6y
+9 What does IB Client Services do? 1 6y
+31 what does a superday consist of? 30 6y
+12 COMPLETELY LOST IN LIFE 1 6y
+9 Chicago Leveraged Finance 3 6y
+24 Rebounding from 2.6 Freshman GPA 7 6y
+15 JP Morgan Chase Vs Capital One Commercial Banking Summer 2020 4 6y
+3 William Blair Odds 1 6y
+3 Citi Chicago IB 2019? 1 6y
+39 Best Vacation? 35 6y
+22 Transfer rejected from Columbia and Cornell. How to rebound? 13 6y
+4 Cowen in Minneapolis? 2 6y
+12 HELP NEEDED: Transfering to NYU ECON 3 6y
+23 Who's open for FT 24 6y
+68 I am lost and would love for you to figure out my life for me 10 6y
+26 No IB Offers -- Not Giving Up 3 6y
+9 BAML CHICAGO - Pitch shop? 8 6y
+18 Path to Wall Street for 18 yo 4 6y
+9 Summer Housing Available in Chicago starting June 1 6y
+6 Recruiters/Headhunters in Chicago? 1 6y
+9 2020 Summer FT IB Positions? 1 6y
+35 Are there colored people in Minneapolis? 25 6y
+1 First Analysis in Chicago info? 1 6y
+3 Securities Summer Analyst internship questions 2020 on HireVue through JP Morgan ? 1 6y
+10 How to contact Warren Buffett 8 6y
+9 Where to apply for transfer? 7 6y
+12 IB intenship for summer 2020 10 6y
+3 Lateral to MM IB (Midwest) 1 6y
+12 Construction ---> Finance, How Can I Spin It? 1 6y
+18 Insight on consumer/retail groups in Chicago 7 6y
+15 Am I too late in the game? 2 6y
+13 Insight into Guggenheim Chicago IBD? 4 6y
+3 Current Summer Analyst 2020 Timeline 1 6y
+14 Which School is better for IBanking? 3 6y
+14 Investment Banking in Chicago 10 6y
+5 High School senior going to non-target next year who wants to break in to BB, MM, or Boutique 2 6y
+7 corporate banking books 2 6y
+17 Michigan Ross BBA ($80k) vs. UW-Madison BBA ($28k) 6 6y
+20 Advice for an incoming college freshman 5 6y
+6 REIB, Locations and Banks? 1 6y
+16 City/IB Culture: SF vs. Chi vs. NY 4 6y
+36 Which MM/EBB recruit at UMich? 20 6y
+20 Is $1800 a month on rent + utilities too much for 1st Year IB Analyst? 15 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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