PLEASE HELP ME BEST ANSWER THIS FOR AN INTERNSHIP


Hi everyone, I am a non-business major and am applying for an IB internship and was asked this:

To apply for this position: - Share an example of what you believe would be an ideal company/client for "name of investment bank" to consider. - Do your research about investment banks and business development to make an informed recommendation. Has to be 200 words or less.

I am new to all of this and wanted to ask how do I best answer this to enhance my candidacy? - Thank you!

 

Think about sectors they focus on, size of deals, geographic precense (how strong is this bank in Europe for instance?), products the bank is particulary strong etc. Look for past deals they worked on (M&A, bonds, equity). 

Would probably go for a listed company that does many acquisitions and divestments (but still a corporate within their focus sector), multionational with many currencies, etc. > equity issuances, bond inssuances, bank debt, M&A advisory, treasury stuff etc. Best would be if you could find a company where they don't do business with yet (and you indicating which banks they compete with). 

 
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