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Currently CurrentlCurrently local MM bank, how to increase my chances for future lateral to BB (London)
Hi All, I am from Europe and finished my MSC degree about half a year ago. My msc was not a target, but top university in the country (My GPA was quite high, top 5% of the year with several extracurrilar activities). During my studies I did several internships (in M&A and Levfin ) at a local bank...
Professional Basketball Player - Lateralling into IB
Hey guys, I played professional basketball overseas for a year after graduating in 2018 and now I'm looking to start my career in investment banking as an entry-level analyst. I went to a non-target school and received my degree in finance while also playing on the basketball team. I took an M&A...
How fast have you seen a lateral?
Just saw that one of the analysts at my bank (MM) jumped ship after 6 months on the job. What's the fastest you've ever seen someone lateral in their first year?
Lateral: being strung along?
Hi all, Want to keep this short: interviewed with a BB 5 months ago. did 12 interviews (2 people per interview, met the whole team). And then got the news I would receive an offer, but at the last check with HR the headcount was cancelled. Was told that when new headcount would be available i'd get...
UBS vs Guggenheim
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Lateral From Calgary to NYC, London or mainland Europe
Hey all, Just curious, how difficult it would be to lateral over from a BB or Canadian BIG 5 IB firm in Calgary (with education from the University of Calgary) to one in NYC , London or Mainland Europe (for instance Zurich)? Also, any tips for someone trying to attain an internship in one of the...
Is it worth it to try to lateral from BB SA to a "better" BB FT?
Title is pretty self explanatory but a bit more of context: I'll be doing my IBD SA at Barclays in London this summer. Question is: is it worth it to try to lateral FT to American BB's that are more prestigious (like MS/ GS / JP or even Citi or BAML)? I do want to pursue Masters or MBA at a good...
Lateral Unlikely - Is MSF the answer?
Hey all, I am a long shot that recently broke in at a very small regional boutique (extremely low GPA, non-target, late interest in finance - hustled and networked my ass off to get a gig). Although I am extremely grateful to have made it this far and I enjoy the work, I am not completely sold on my...
DB SA lateral
I am a current SA at DB in a group that has had solid recent exit ops (EBs, MM PE , HF) and go to a target with a solid GPA ... not necessarily worried about layoffs given the activity of the group I’m in but just wondering if anyone had any thoughts or experience on a lateral move to FT at...
Canadian Lateral to NYC
Hi, This form has been a great resource over the years and I am thankful for everyone who constantly posts to help other people. I am an associate at a Canadian big 5 bank looking to lateral to a US bank (either EB , MM or BB). I have one year of experience and decent deal flow. I was hoping people...
Lateral from MM to EB/BB
Currently at a semi-target and incoming SA at a reputable MM (STRH/Baird/Oppenheimer). Obviously, I’m very excited and grateful for the opportunity, and given how enormously difficult it was to break into the game, I am intending to stay with the company. My first and only priority for this summer...
HELP! Trying to lateral during FT training, possible?
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Incoming IBD analyst, target 3.2, looking for lateral advice
Hi all...I am a college senior from an ivy with a lower gpa (3.1-3.3) with a major in finance. Low gpa is a product of a poor academic transition into college. As a senior, I will get around a 3.8 for the year. I am also a captain of a D1 sports team and was named academic all-ivy this year. Focused...
College Senior with accepted offer...looking for lateral advice
I am coming from a ivy with a low gpa (3.2) with a major in finance. GPA is low because I had a bad academic transition to college but I am looking at a 3.8 for senior year. Also captain of a sports team and named academic all ivy this year. Accepted an offer at a no-name boutique that is growing in...
Headcount For Lateral Position?
Hi all, Long time member of WSO but made a new account to remain anonymous. I wanted to see if anyone else has been in a similar position who can shine some light. I went through interview process for a BB IB lateral analyst role several months back, no news until Feb where they called and said they...
Is there a path to Banking for me?
Long story, short: I went to a state flagship on the GI Bill, and due to a major change as a sophomore, I ran out of GI Bill and had to choose between taking out more loans and spending an additional year finishing my finance degree or finishing my information systems degree on time, and before my...
Advice needed: How to position ABL experience to lateral for IB?
Background: 1.5 yrs in ABL at a BB covering a variety of industries: manufacturing, distribution, materials, consumer products, etc. mainly with sub-investment grade/distressed companies. Non-target; sub 3.7 GPA. Any advice on how to position this experience to lateral into a 1st year IB analyst...
Jefferies Real Estate IBD
Hi all, There was recently a post in the IBD forum that I found interesting. There was a suggestion to post in the RE forum instead, but basically trying to see how Jefferies is in the real estate IB space. What sort of deals and exit opps (PE) there are would be helpful! Thanks.
Evercore IBD Asia Alliance Group
Has anyone ever heard of / worked in or with Evercore's Asia Alliance group? I understand it is a team that does Asia & US cross border M&A advisory work, but is it the same as Evercore's other coverage groups in terms of daily responsibilities (e.g. modeling), skillset, and exit opps? Not sure what...
Advice Needed on Positioning Myself For IB
What's up guys, thanks in advance for any advice you can give. For background, I recently started in a position at a fairly well known bank basically doing leveraged lending and commercial finance. I think I've been learning some decent skills in terms of modeling and what not but I'm desperate to...
Lateral: Too Soon?
Hey everyone, I have a question on BB lateral hiring that I know some others may be interested in as well. I'm a first-year analyst at a regional MM (STRH, RJ, etc). I'm interested in making the jump to a BB . I'd like to be in an industry group (industrials). Question is, how soon is too soon to...
Transition from Boutique M&A shop
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BB Lateral - Non-NYC
So I currently work in a RX group and am looking at lateral options to go more traditional IB at aBB. I've done a significant amount of networking and found that there aren't very many seats open right now. I am in process with a BB in Chicago (JPM/Citi) doing Industrials and a BB Healthcare group...
Can You Lateral From Strats To Banking
Hello, I received an offer from Goldman Sachs in their strats group. The internship is rotational between S&T , IBD , and IMD. There are around 1000 S&T strats, 80 banking strats, and I am unsure the # of investment management strats. If I am placed into the IBD strats group, which sits directly on...
Lateral after SA Dinge?
Hey guys, I'm looking for some opinions on a situation. I interned as a CB SA this summer, didn't get a return because I lacked interest. I networked with some bankers in the same firm and one of them happens to be head of recruiting. Should I e-mail him asking about their FT recruiting timeline?...
A question as a lateral hire
This may be naive, but I thought I'd see what others thought. Currently in a position to potentially move to another shop on the other side of the country (moving from east to west coast). When inevitably asked "why X" city, would it sound silly to also include that's where my girlfriend is from?...
Lateral to GS/MS/JPM?
I've been an analyst in a coverage BB group for over a year now and have the opportunity to interview for an analyst position at GS /MS/ JPM (same coverage group as current role). I lateraled into my current position from mm research (worked for 1 year, same industry as current coverage group) so I...
Financial Sponsors Coverage - Advice on moving laterally to BB
Hello Monkeys! This is my first post on WSO so bare with me if I make any rookie mistakes! I wanted to get people's perspective / advice on moving laterally to a BB firm, specifically in Financial Sponsor coverage, from my current gig at a large international bank. My worry is that the higher up I...
Need YOUR help WSO! What to do if you take an offer and then get a better one?
Hey Everyone - I'm hoping that the broader WSO community can weigh in here. I have a buddy that just finished up recruiting for a BB and started last week. He was still in discussions with others and one came back to him with an offer - and it's a firm that initially he might have taken over his...
BB IBD Lateral Hiring / Exit Options / Office Transfers in Asia
Hi all - first of all, I would like to thank the WSO community for being a helpful resource during my recruiting process for investment banking. With WSO's help, I have been fortunate enough to secure a FT offer from a BB in Asia. Recently, I have been thinking a lot about my short-term career plans...
Applying to an online lateral posting
What is the best way to apply to a lateral posting if you don't know anyone internally who can refer you or forward your resume along? Assuming I have good, relevant experience, should I be reaching out and cold emailing people in the group that I'm applying for?
Got offer lateral AM to IBD - need your advice
I'm currently a 3rd yr analyst in AM at a BB and have been interviewing for a lateral move to our IB (industry coverage). After the interview process I was offered an opportunity to join as either a 1st or a 2nd year (up to me). Curious to hear you guys' thoughts on whether you think I should start...
From one BB to another
Hey guys, looking for some advice. For the sake of anonymity, is anyone well-versed in the lateral process if someone is looking to move from one BB to another? Would appreciate if whoever knows their stuff, preferably a Certified User , could PM me (don't have enough points or whatever to PM...
Lateral Hiring Timing
When do most banks conduct lateral hiring for analysts? I've heard its after bonus time, so around January - February for most big banks, is this accurate?
Is it worth it to lateral?
Long story short, I've been at a MM IB for a little over a year now. Haven't really learned much since the work has not been technical at all. Is it worth it to lateral if you have to take a year back and start as a first year again?
Canadian IBD -> NY / London BB IBD Lateral
I'm a first year analyst at a Big 5 Canadian bank in Canada who joined off cycle this past January. I like Toronto but I really want to spend my second and / or third year in NY / London and do PE / HF recruiting from there. What is the best way to approach this? Should I network with school alumni...
Lateral After 1 Year Options
If you get an offer to work as an IBD analyst (M&A or a coverage group) - at a firm like BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Wells Fargo, Macquarie or a smaller boutique advisor - is it possible to lateral to a top BB /elite boutique for IBD after 1 years experience? Or are the lateral transfers only...
If I am not in the US in March,would I miss most of lateral recruiting?
So due to some personal reasons, I will be out of the States till the first week of April. I haven't lateralled before but people tell me that most people who leave or change firms do it immediately after they get their bonuses so does this mean I will miss most of the opportunities? P.S. Any advice...
MM to Bulge Bracket Lateral
I currently work at a middle market bank in industry coverage in NYC . I just received a lateral offer from a larger bank. I'm likely going to accept but recognize that things have probably been relatively easy on me here (80 - 90 hour weeks). I'm just wondering how big the difference in culture...
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Lateral Help
Hey team, I've been hanging out in the background of this site for a couple years now, and thought it was time to reach out and see what advice I could get from the collective wisdom of the group. First, a little about me: Graduated from a top 20 school in May 2012 with a >3.8 GPA with a major in...
How did you get your dream lateral?
Hey fellow wso'ers I have asked this question already on the boards but have yet to truly find someone whose brain I can pick about this. I want to lateral from a MM bank to a top M&A or industry group at a top BB or elite boutique in NYC . Not really just for the exit opps but for the high profile...
Lateral from Lower-BB to Elite Boutique
Thanks for taking the time to read. I know several threads have been devoted to analysts making the move from MM to BB or no-name boutiques to BB , but I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are on lateraling during your first year from a coverage group at a lower-BB ( DB / Citi / Barclays ) to an...
Guggenheim on the rise??
What do you monkeys think? Where is Guggenheim going? In terms of AM as well as the growing IB division. They recently poached over head of DB Healthcare ECM to help lead a $2.6B IPO as they are now officially full service with capital markets services in February. They do S&T and ER as well, and...
Need some guidance to lateral
I am a senior that will be starting a full time career at a big firm this summer but not BB think RBS /JEF/Stifel/Macquarie. I worked very hard this year to land a job at a top BB but just barely came up short. I know that I am lucky to even land a job in this market yadda yadda. I really fell in...
Where to find Healthcare IB analyst openings?
I'm an analyst in a niche product group at a BB (think ECM / DCM ) and dead set on lateraling asap to a Healthcare coverage/Lev Fin Healthcare group at another bank (internal switch very unlikely to happen). I've been combing all possible career websites for months now, but no success yet. Do you...
FIG Lateral Analyst Resume
check it out and let me know what you think...
MM IBD vs. BB ECM for FT
Deciding between FT offers at a MM in IBD (think Cowen, Piper Jaffray, Jefferies) or ECM at a BB . After 2 years in ECM I'd have the option to move to a coverage group in IBD at the BB . Mostly interested in talking about exit opps. So, better off after 2 years of IBD at MM or 2 years of ECM and 1...
Lateral Opportunities
Hi guys, I know the lateral opportunities for first year analysts are very slim and scarce this year but has anyone been able to move? Just curious since nobody has brought up the topic yet and I'd like to lateral at some point. Thanks.
1st year analyst, bb lateral
I'm currently a first-year analyst considering lateraling to a bb from a mm bank. My primary motivation is that my current group is systemically understaffed until the summer at the earliest (A to VP and above coverage ratio of less than 1) and it's hindering my ability to learn new things (no one...
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