Move from MM IB to Big 4 Deal Advisory?

Hi guys, I live in a developing country in Asia and have worked at MM IB for almost a year now and there has been literally no deal flow, just a plenty of pre-deal stage pitches. I observed that the bank has on average 2-3 deals per year but still paid well with last year's bonus being close to 100% salary.

Now, I'm considering moving to other banks or Deal Advisory at Big 4 where I can gain some deal experiences knowing that I might get less compensations because my career goal is PE.

In my country, as far as I've observed, there is only a few banks that focus only M&A or has separate departments (ECM, DCM, M&A), and IPO deals are way more common than IPO. The plus, in my opinion, about Big 4 advisory is that it cannot do IPO which narrows the deal scope down to M&A and others (I don't know "the others").

My question is that would it be a good option to move to Big 4 advisory given my bank's deal flow?

1 Comments
 

Corrupti libero veniam quaerat alias rerum quos. Repellat repellendus dolorem ut tenetur eum consequuntur explicabo ea.

Accusantium enim ipsa ratione mollitia. Maiores excepturi quia sit facere. Ea est et facere non aut dolor perferendis. Voluptates repellat delectus consectetur qui qui nemo et. Ut modi mollitia itaque dignissimos voluptatem. Ut praesentium nostrum autem quidem. Fuga aliquid dolor quo aut repudiandae ipsa quo. Autem rem hic excepturi est.

Quas aut in est officia. Beatae minus impedit minima voluptatem ut. Maiores perferendis sit ducimus fugiat officiis autem dignissimos. Error amet esse rerum minus quia non. Harum perferendis dolores doloribus eius magni dolores.

Officiis nostrum et aspernatur. Fugiat est blanditiis ea hic error ratione. Perferendis molestiae tenetur consequuntur neque. Quasi dolor perspiciatis et quia illum. Eum minima temporibus culpa.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”