How common is the lateral to start off in corporate banking and move over to investment banking? And how big are the pay differences at the analyst/associate/vp level? (Base and bonus) Thanks in advance!
| +139 | UBS Catastrophic Q1-Q3 26, M&A -17%, Outside Top 10 in Americas, EMEA & APAC | 40 | 10h |
| +63 | PWP acquisition by Piper cancelled | 23 | 17h |
| +44 | No return offer - UPDATE. | 12 | 15h |
| +31 | Evercore poaches Baird DC Defense Team | 24 | 4h |
| +23 | Is my MD a grifter? 16 years, 8 firms | 13 | 2h |
| +22 | Best Houston Banks for Culture in 2026 | 17 | 3m |
| +21 | Lack of talent in IB! | 19 | 23h |
| +18 | Article: UBS Wall Street Rebuild Is a Study in Management Failure | 4 | 12h |
| +17 | Internal lateral from coverage to M&A (focused on coverage) | 4 | 1d |
| +15 | How standard is weekend work in IBD? | 11 | 3h |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Depends what bank you are at.
BB
Can you specify? Do they house IB & CB under the same arm?
A move to LevFin or even DCM is pretty straightforward if you are interested in that path
Could you move into a different industry group within IB?
You can, it will just be harder - the groups he mentioned will just be easier given that CB works a lot with debt.
Is it easier to make the move to levfin internally at a bank or is it easier to switch banks?
Probably in the same bank, but each bank is different regarding internal mobility. If CB is under same umbrella as IB would assume it’s easier within the same bank, if not it still might be easier at the same bank or maybe the same as going to another bank , idk
Natus praesentium et dolore blanditiis. Rerum dolor ipsum sequi qui sunt ad rerum est. Magni natus alias culpa.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...