UBS Consumer/Retail
How does this group compare to other groups at UBS? Can anyone rank the best groups at UBS right now?
Trending Content
| +142 | Is my life over after not getting GS? | 33 | 6h | |
| +74 | Best IB group on the Street | 36 | 1h | |
| +66 | Thoughts and tips on how to speak like an investment banker. | 25 | 1d | |
| +58 | BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE | 15 | 1d | |
| +49 | Tell me one good reason why Jefferies isn’t going to be a top bank in the next 5 years | 23 | 1d | |
| +39 | UBS Outlook | 28 | 2d | |
| +35 | How to deal with egotistical team? | 6 | 4d | |
| +26 | Very ridiculous interview feedback | 13 | 18h | |
| +26 | Got RBC offer but I have cold feet accepting. | 34 | 20h | |
| +26 | Why Is It Called Investment Banking? | 8 | 12h |
Career Resources
industrials
its eh, TMT and Industrials are the best at ubs.
for best product groups go to sponsors and lev fin.
Not anymore @ UBS - fsg/lev fin drastically downsized; they lost their head of leveraged finance (forgot his name --- think he went to... citi?) and they aren't really on very many deals anymore. They still do well in M&A, however.
But I agree with previous posters - UBS is to be avoided if you have other offers. A lot of uncertainty about their future in the US (http://www.rttnews.com/1764386/ubs-to-downsize-investment-bank-focus-on…). Comp has not been good in recent years (this has been a recurring theme, lots of people leaving as a result - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023044598045772826927365759…). Culturally, they have always been on the less favorable end as well (sweatshop, unappreciative, etc).
Chris Abbate left to Citi, and a significant portion of that group from VP+ jumped ship, but it's still a solid group. Lev Fin/Sponsors definitely one of the best groups at UBS.
Personally, UBS is just a shitty bank overall.. If i were you, I would look at getting offers elsewhere IMMEDIATELY! C'mon man they freaking lost $2B recently so they're probably not getting bonuses... If Industrials & TMT are top, can you say. . . . . NO DEAL FLOW! GS, MS, and JPM obviously run those industries..
It is what it is
To be fair though, UBS sales and trading IS getting destroyed, but if you're an IBD analyst, you should be ok (job>no job).
http://dealbreaker.com/2012/02/ubs-hitches-its-wagon-to-bear-stearns-al…
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-21/ubs-turning-whistleblower-i…
http://dealbreaker.com/2012/02/bonus-watch-12-is-ubs-trying-to-tell-us-…
http://dealbreaker.com/2012/02/bonus-watch-12-ubs-asia/
http://dealbreaker.com/2012/02/bonus-watch-12-ubs/
The NKI?
don't talk about stuff you do not understand. Dealbreaker is using UBS to have someone to bash and laugh at in order to attract readers.
UBS IBD is completely back on track.
They've been advising on several of the major M&A and IPOs in the last months. As one reader above said, it's probably better not to be in S&T right now, but IBD is set to grow and expand.
Also, they've literally just hired Andrea Orcel (one of the biggest rainmakers in the world) to co-head the Investment Banking Division (everything that's Corporate Finance and advisory).
UBS has had a bad history, but with their balance sheet, their clients and relationships, and these recent developments, the future of their IBD division looks very bright and can only go uphill.
To answer the OP's question: i've been told that TMT and industrials are indeed the better groups.
^ Just being facetious, what you've said is true.
Always been told that M&A, LevFin/Sponsors, TMT and Industrials are the best groups.
M&A isn't so much because 1. the group is incredibly overstaffed (just took 13 new first years in 2011 with a full workload's worth of work for about 7...) and 2. a lot of the industry groups execute and do models inhouse (FIG, part of Industrials, part of Real Estate, possibly more) so M&A really isn't the best place to be. If a product group is your focus, stick with Lev Fin/Sponsors.
I heard from someone in industrials that corp fin @ UBS follows typical bank structure - focus is on origination (i.e. pitching).
Also reiterate my last post - lev fin/sponsors at UBS is not the booming business it used to be. They have lost significant staffing and deal volume.
See chart here - the loan fees (blue, at the far right) are a decent proxy for sponsor / lbo financing as a % of total fees. The strong sponsors groups are at JPM, BAML, Citi, and Wells Fargo (i.e. all of the actual deposit-taking banks -- also CS is better than it looks here):
http://markets.ft.com/investmentBanking/tablesAndTrends.asp
Consumers is definitely one of the weaker industry groups in UBS, as people have stated, Industrials and TMT are very solid and Healthcare and Real Estate are not bad either, although Real Estate is a total sweatshop.
no, LBO loans are a subset of leveraged loans. "leveraged loan" just means non-investment grade.
for instance, the 10 biggest lev loans in 2011 were all refinancings for public companies. Wells Fargo does a lot of those sorts of things, which is why they place highly in the league table you posted
delete
TMT is apparently good. However, I've heard that you are going to be killed as an analyst.
so... FSLF or M&A?
What about their power group?
Ad id molestiae sed rem fugit tenetur. Magnam ut suscipit quasi dolorem velit molestiae. Delectus ratione repellat ea delectus dicta. Molestiae occaecati rerum commodi tenetur quia expedita quos.
Quo officiis accusantium est similique aut placeat sit animi. Qui iste id inventore quia earum. Earum labore est vitae cumque odit ad. Molestiae incidunt et sunt laudantium.
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...