0 Is America the most optimal place to be an investment banker? 2 6y
+20 Off-cycle internship or FT recruiting? 3 6y
+18 Persuing Investment Banking, Rising senior, sudying abroad in spring, no internship currently. Is there hope? 6 6y
+61 Essilor to buy Luxottica (makers of Ray Ban and everything else) for $24 Billion [Bloomberg] 19 6y
+18 F100 MA Internship vs PE Internship 6 6y
0 Niche Boutique IB vs Corporate Finance/Capital Market - which offer to choose? 1 6y
+21 Career Advice- Non-Finance major 6 6y
0 American and European markets potential for upheaval? 0 6y
+15 Millions or (nearly) bust 5 6y
0 Future of M&A in UK 0 6y
0 Global Capital Market 0 6y
+20 Lateral to another bank 13 6y
0 Lazard vs. Rothschild (both FFM; M&A) 0 6y
+16 Profile Evaluation: Croatian, 27 years 4 6y
+11 Former BB PE (Merchant Bank) Arms 3 6y
+43 M&A Interview Preparation, are these topics considered advanced and therefore, given my background, unlikely? 17 6y
+18 Advice for IPO case interview 5 6y
+28 Did I network too much? Are they annoyed? 18 6y
+35 The next level of "incoming summer analyst". Let me present you the "incoming interviews at GS/MS/JPM" 7 6y
0 Will MiFID II have any impact on the U.S. resesarch teams too? 4 6y
0 Best Practices for some Analyst tasks 1 6y
0 4 Barclays Executives Head to Court 1 6y
+15 Master in Finance in 2 years 3 6y
+1 Private equity exit - MM experience vs. BB experience 1 6y
+25 Confused international student here; how do I intern? 5 6y
+32 Tests Boutique M&A 10 6y
0 Contact list banks in Europe? 0 6y
+8 William Blair info required 8 6y
0 IB with Low gpa 1 6y
0 What should I do?? 3 6y
0 DCM Analyst Interview 2 6y
+26 DCM Analyst Interview - HELPP 28 6y
0 Apply to more positions than allowed? 1 6y
+20 Big 4 (Deals) vs BO 5 6y
+3 BB in HK summer analyst - Europe Based 1 6y
0 GPA check 2 6y
0 Am I dinged--Interview 2 6y
+12 Boutique interview (Europe) 1 6y
+13 Saving Time: Informational Finance Videos 1 6y
+115 Not sure if Investment Banking is for me anymore 27 6y
+36 Physicist gone into finance...now regretting a bit 14 6y
+9 How is IB in Europe and Asia-Pacific? 1 6y
+12 Big 4 Lead Advisory / M&A Exit Opps 2 6y
+3 GDPR and MiFIDII 1 6y
+15 Valuation/Product Control exit ops and development path 1 6y
+15 Cross border job ? 3 6y
+6 Resume Review for IBD in Europe 1 6y
+26 KPMG Valuation vs Transaction Services 8 6y
+12 Interview with Group Head 1 6y
+12 European Special Situation at Goldman 3 6y
+14 Differences between European and US IBD Recruiting 8 6y
+9 MS Sr. 4.05 GPA rejected from top preps - are my IB aspirations toast? 3 6y
+9 Sponsorships for European Graduates 1 6y
+35 Feel like I got screwed by HR 12 6y
+33 DB to make "painful" cuts in U.S. and Asia IB segments 32 6y
+12 How did you decide IB was right for you? 1 6y
+4 Geographical/International Mobility at Lazard + other BBs/EBs 2 6y
+12 Landing Summer Internship in IB 1 6y
+12 PwC Corporate Finance internship VS. cheap Masters in Finance 1 6y
+3 Investment Banking at Santander 1 6y
+24 IBD: M&A vs. Capital Markets Post-MBA 5 6y
+13 Dumb response to why Ibanking? 3 6y
+15 Networking from abroad 1 6y
+3 Top growing/most mid-market active sectors 1 6y
+12 Equities Internship - Have been put on notice 2 6y
+10 Capital Solution/Structuring (DCM), any insight? Exits? 1 6y
+3 SA BB Europe - Anyone heard back from any firm so far? 1 6y
+9 KPMG Deal Advisory Superday - case interview 1 6y
+9 "Lions on the Move"--The Hush Hush Economic Rise of the Massive Continent 1 6y
+34 Non-target needs Career Advice after failing at IB recruiting 14 6y
+12 M&A Intern: No live transaction experience? 1 6y
+11 Chances to get FT in IB coming from well-known University but having studied Economics? 4 6y
+12 Help Needed: Moving from Corporate Banking to Investment Banking 1 6y
+15 DCF model help 1 6y
+12 Risk-Free Rate in Greece 2 6y
+15 Prestige - Law vs IB 9 6y
+4 Studying abroad spring semester before internship? 1 6y
+18 Role within MM M&A, TAS (Europe) 1 6y
+33 Hitting mental blockers and failure - my story and situation - 5 6y
+6 Stella EOC 1 6y
+6 Future of IBD 2 6y
+20 A1 Lateral: Guggenheim or Euro BB? (CS/Barclays) 10 6y
+15 Accept Sales Internship at BB even when wanting to move into M&A? 1 6y
+11 Non-Ivey Target Undergrad? 5 6y
+36 19 year-old Analyst 11 6y
+12 Investment Banking in Singapore (SEA) and HK(ex Mainland China) 2 6y
+12 Getting into a FT new Analyst program from a non-target 1 6y
+12 Uncertain about career path 1 6y
+3 Help! Unsuccessful candidate from a Target School 2 6y
+3 Moving from audit in PwC to IB 4 6y
+14 1st summer internship, 2nd year of undergad - BB Operations or M&A of the local bank? 2 6y
+21 Moving from lower MM Boutique to Big 4 M&A advisory 6 6y
+3 What's the usual fee for advising on a merger? 1 6y
+12 The Opportunity That Lies in Non-life Insurance Space by Quickinsure 1 6y
+48 Switching from 'Industrials' to 'Restructuring'. 22 6y
+3 TMT - Especially, Media 1 6y
+12 Transaction Case: Should we include working cash in net debt? 1 6y
+15 M&A - Have I idealized this job? Or am I just in the wrong place? 2 6y
+6 Internship Location on Resume 4 6y
+32 How is group / team selection actually determined for analysts and/or interns? 11 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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