Nomura IBD vs S&T London office SA 2021

Question

What are Nomura's strengths in EMEA? I have the option to do a summer internship in IBD or S&T and wondering what would be considered the best option in terms of reputation, exit ops, exposure, etc.

Jamoldo · Accepted Answer

This. Honestly, at the same point in time in the distant past, I had the same answers as the OP (sans offer of course).

Looking back I realize I would have absolutely hated banking and everything about it. This is not to say that I would have loved S&T but it would have fit my personality and what I like much more. Things move, happen, less random busywork, markets changing, always communicating with colleagues, clients, the desk, hustling etc...

To that I will also add if you have met people in both teams and have a particularly positive or negative feeling, to go with it.

DealJunkie101 · Answer

I have a few friends at Nomura, so for what it is worth.
M&A is an ok group to join. dealflow is fine - you will be busy and have decent transaction exposure and not much pitching.
in terms of sector groups, NatRes which includes infrastructure is probably the most successful one, followed by Consumer & Retail and TMT. 
LevFin is very strong even relative to many BBs on the street. there is no project finance at Nomura, but they have a structured finance team which is a big priority for the firm and they would look to do more in the space.

Pan European Monkey · Answer

Both roles are very different. Try to figure out which one you’re most keen on. Can you do well under pressure for 8 hours straight and enjoy it - do S&T. Do you want to be a PPT/Excel master - do IBD.

Exposure will be quite different between the 2, both internally and externally. In S&T you’ll be closer to your MDs as they’ll be in the office most of the time, but I don’t think that you’ll deal directly with clients until few years in.

Warwick Rowing Club · Answer

Depends on the end goal. If you are very passionate about the markets, S&T world in the long run.
However, if you see yourself in PE/HF or running your own business, IBD is the right choice for you.

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