Wells Fargo REGAL vs. REB
"Real Estate Investment Banking" and "Real Estate Banking" are different things, but does have anyone have a clear idea of the difference in the context of Wells Fargo?
REGAL is the real estate M&A advisory team. REB is the property level direct lending group.
You sure that's right, REGAL teams usually deal withy Gaming and Lodging and some entity level financing, BUT also property level hotels, sometimes IN addition to property level lending.
At Wells Fargo, "REGAL" (Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging, and Leisure) and "Real Estate Banking" (REB) represent distinct areas of focus within the broader real estate finance space:
Wells Fargo REGAL: This group is part of Wells Fargo's Investment Banking division and is considered one of the top groups on the street. REGAL focuses on providing investment banking services such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising (debt and equity), and strategic advisory to clients in the real estate, gaming, lodging, and leisure sectors. It is highly regarded for its performance and exit opportunities, often competing at a high level in league tables.
Real Estate Banking (REB): This is more aligned with traditional commercial banking services. REB typically involves lending and credit solutions for real estate clients, including construction loans, term loans, and other forms of real estate financing. It is not considered part of the investment banking side and does not offer the same type of advisory or capital markets services as REGAL.
In summary, REGAL operates within the investment banking framework, focusing on advisory and capital markets, while REB is more about lending and credit solutions within commercial banking.
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REGAL is a traditional IB team that focuses on RE, Gaming, and Entertainment companies. It deals with entity-level transactions like M&A, Debt and Equity Issuance, etc.
REB is Wells Fargo's main balance sheet team. They originate and manage the loans on the company's books. It's almost entirely property-level transactions.
Experience on both teams is great and will set you up for good exit ops from my understanding. REGAL bonuses are significantly higher since they fall under IB while REB is under CRE. Both are under the larger CIB umbrella so base salary should be the same or extremely similar, with a slight discount on the CRE side.
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Do you know if bonuses vary between REB and other CRE groups such as MFC, CLI, etc? Do you have rough estimates for VP and Director?Thank you!
Unfortunately can’t comment on that given I’m an incoming An1. I believe some other WF CRE comp threads have info on VP and Director comp.
Is it possible to lateral internally from REB to REGAL?
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