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No-Name Quality Investment Banks
Investment BankingThere is a lot on this website about the boutiques you should not work for, and we all know about the elite boutiques that provide useful experience (Lazard, Evercore, Greenhill) but are there any small, no-name investment banks that provide valuable inte ...
33 comments2 Jul 2018 - thesouthtonyc
AMA- IB Coverage / M&A From Non-Target School to Tier 1 Bulge Bracket and M&A Boutique
WSO Success StoriesMod Note (Andy)- as the year comes to an end we're reposting the top AMA's from 2015, this one was originally posted 2/21/2015. I had a good, but not great GPA, and went to a similarly leveled college on the east coast. It's still a non-tar ...
44 comments30 Dec 2015 - BankerBump2015
Corporate Finance Rotational Program Vs. Valuation Services- What is better for transitioning to Investment Banking?
Investment BankingAs recruiting season comes to an end, I am faced with a decision: corporate finance Rotational Program or Valuation? My options are for a finance rotational program at company in the top 10 on the Fortune 500 or Big Four valuation. My question is what wou ...
18 comments19 Oct 2016 - David_V_Goliath
Investment Bank In the LA area
Investment BankingMoving from Virginia to LA. Anyone know of any boutique investment banks in the LA area that is hiring or can make an introduction? boutique investment bank ...
21 comments16 May 2014 - fool4yout
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15 comments24 Mar 2015 - Gargantuan_Lemur
BB Corporate Banking vs. Elite Boutique Investment Banking
Investment BankingCurrent CB Analyst at a BB (GS/ BAML /MS type) regional office (Bos/Tor/Chi type) with an offer to join an elite boutique (Evercore/Moelis/ HLHZ type) in LA as an IB Analyst. Is this a no-brainer? For context: joined ~2.5 months ago out of undergrad. Love ...
14 comments12 Oct 2014 - dizzle11
Renege boutique for another boutique
Job Search AdviceA friend of mine got a FT analyst offer at a boutique for IBD. He was already in the process with a better boutique (not an EB) but they were not able to decide before the other offer was going to explode, so he accepted the first offer. However, a few da ...
12 comments21 May 2014 - DeepLearning
1st part of IB (Rosenbaum & Pearl) sufficient for first interview?
Investment BankingWould reading through just the comparable companies analysis, precedent transactions analysis and DCF analysis chapters be sufficient for a first ib interview? Sort of started revision crazy last minute (aka 4 hours ago) and the interview is in 19 hours s ...
11 comments19 Mar 2015 - minime
Reneging on an offer and signing for a rival? Right move?
Investment BankingIs this a douche move? Both shops are good. For comparison's sake (I'll change the jobs a bit so as not to be obvious in terms of my identity): One is Global Capital Markets at an established BB (initially my first choice) and the other is Advis ...
10 comments17 Oct 2015 - phillyboy
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Sales and TradingAnswered. Thanks. fixed income junior traders boutique investment bank ...
8 comments27 Aug 2014 - blahblahblahnyc
Value of an MBA IB Internship for CD
Investment BankingHi All, I want to gather opinions on the value of an internship at a boutique investment bank, specifically on whether it will help me transition into corporate development. My background is in consulting and I will be returning back to my previous employ ...
7 comments18 Nov 2015 - mbahopeful
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7 comments28 Jan 2015 - Stallion
Top Hedge Fund Ops/MO vs. 11-50 employee boutique IB!!!!
Investment BankingHi all, I'm a senior at a target school. I'll get right to the point. I have an offer from a top hedge fund (think top 5 and over $30 bn in AUM) to work in its Ops/MO and will most likely get an offer from a boutique (11-50 employees) investment ...
6 comments26 Oct 2015 - apple2015
Capstone Partners? Culture? Hours? Deal flow? Comp?
Investment BankingHey guys, wondering if anyone has any context on Capstone Partners (Boston HQ)? Are they a serious shop? Culture? Are comp and hours on par with the rest of the street? Thanks! capstone partners 2017 IBD middle market boutique investment bank 1st year ana ...
5 comments17 Dec 2016 - ibornah
FX trading FT vs IB 6m internship then 1st yr analyst
Job Search AdviceGot a verbal offer from Evercore MD (referred by friend to regional CEO) for 6m internship starting in September 2015 then convert to 1st year analyst in March 2016. Waiting for offer from Citi for FX trading- all interviews done. Referred by head of FX a ...
5 comments20 Mar 2015 - minime
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5 comments12 Apr 2015 - ibreppin
Is Evercore Capital Advisors part of Evercore Partners?
Investment BankingI know it is a random question, but I was curious if it was a corporate finance /development branch of Evercore Partners. I thought it was... I apologize if it is the wrong category as well. ...
5 comments5 May 2014 - OpFin
Can a firm collect fees "twice" for a current sellside engagement that matches their buyside engagement?
Investment BankingJust curious. I am working at an MM, and we currently have a sellside engagement. We are potentially getting a buyside engagement and the sellside opportunity would be a strong contender for the buyside engagement. Would the firm collect fees on both the ...
5 comments3 May 2014 - Loki777
Regional Boutique Pay
Investment BankingI know this question has come up before but I am looking for some more recent data/experience. I have a few regional boutique interviews lined up (10-30man shops) in a Tier 2 city. Was wondering what to expect for analyst base, sign and bonus. Anyone on h ...
4 comments5 Apr 2016 - 5000 Meters
Help Deciding on a Summer Internship
Investment BankingSophomore semi target(duke,gtown,etc.) with a fairly decent resume some past PWM experience and a 3.5 gpa. I'll be abroad in the fall so no gpa classes there. I've got an unpaid offer at a mm boutique and a paid offer at a small pe firm(both in ...
4 comments23 Feb 2015 - monkeyman8899
Boutique vs. Full Service: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Investment BankingMany of you may have noticed that boutique investment bank Evercore Partners officially agreed to acquire ISI International Strategy & Investment. The acquisition will greatly expand its research and S&T capabilities and was likely justified on th ...
4 comments5 Aug 2014 - StreetMonkey15
KLR Group info?
Investment BankingHey, Does anyone know anything about KLR Group, specifically their investment banking division? They are relatively new, and I know they are in the energy space but thats all I can gather. They are located in Houston and NYC. If anyone has interviewed/wor ...
3 comments3 Apr 2017 - ibreppin
Brazilian M&A Analyst is here..
New User IntroductionsHello dear fellow WSO's members.. I'm Lucas Carvalho, a 2nd year M&A analyst at RBG Consulting, an investment boutique from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I've got a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from IBMEC-MG (Brazilian Instit ...
3 comments1 Jun 2015 - JohnDoria
Chesterfield Faring?
Investment BankingJust wanted to ask if anyone knows anything about this company. It'd be really helpful. Thanks. boutique investment bank ...
3 comments31 Mar 2015 - TheLakeShow
What should I do? Currently at a boutique...
Investment BankingHi All, I have been working at a "meh" boutique in Texas for the past two years. I have only worked on one closed deal, and the dealflow sucks. It has gotten to the point where I have started generating more pipeline than one of the MDs. I gener ...
3 comments23 Feb 2015 - rileymiles90
Value of an IB Internship for Corporate Development
Corporate Finance, Development and StrategyHi All, I want to gather opinions on the value of an internship at a boutique investment bank, specifically on whether it will help me transition into corporate development. My background is in consulting and I will be returning back to my previous employ ...
2 comments18 Nov 2015 - mbahopeful
Truth about boutiques that don't underwrite, Advisory-only boutiques
Investment BankingAlthough I am no longer with the sell-side, I do have a fair amount of contact with them every now and then. This discussion of underwriting and risk-taking is an age-old one. The research team takes positions, put money where their mouth is because, hey ...
2 comments24 May 2015 - Forward_Trousers
How to evaluate boutique investment banks?
Investment BankingI'm a sophomore starting to recruit for summer internships at boutique investment banks and I'm having trouble determining which investment banks are the real deal and which aren't. Some things I currently look at: Experience of their team ...
2 comments2 Dec 2014 - NattyNice
For PE-backed companies, who usually chooses the IB advisor?
Investment BankingJust curious. Does the PE firm, or CEO/C-levels of the company typically decide which IB will be used? boutique investment bank ...
2 comments3 Jun 2014 - Loki777
Latam (Santiago-based) boutique IB analyst hoping to work in NYC PE- What are my options?
Private EquityHi guys, I was hoping to get some advice. This is my first post, but I've been reading this website a lot. I'm a New York born and raised guy that went to a liberal arts college and played top 20 division I lacrosse (earning a 3.4 GPA). My inter ...
1 comment13 Feb 2019 - ChileanSeaMonkey
Networking Meeting with the President of Boutique Investment Bank, what do I ask him about? Best way to ask for an internship?
Investment BankingHi all, I am a recent graduate who is going to be pursuing an MSF starting in the late summer/early fall. My goal is to break in to investment banking, but I do not have previous IB internships. I know it is late but I am still hustling to get something, ...
1 comment23 May 2018 - msfbound
Evercore Capital Markets Advisory?
Investment BankingAnybody know much about Evercore capital markets advisory in terms of deal flow, pay, hiring etc. I know its a relatively new division they seem to be building out with some notable senior hires but can't find much on them or any junior people online ...
17 Oct 2015 - redraider25
Financial Modelling Definition
Investment BankingCould anyone explain what exactly does financial modelling encompass? I have seen a lot of posts referring to DCF, M&A, and lbo models, but are comps also considered "models"? And are there other types of modelling, e.g. are financial statem ...
1 comment10 Jul 2015 - goalmachine
InvestAmerica Capital Advisors
Investment BankingHas anyone ever had any experience with InvestAmerica. Small investment bank in Tampa that focuses on fund raising from foreign investors via the EB-5 program to gain citizenship. Wondering if anyone has heard anything about this firm florida Tampa boutiq ...
1 comment11 Feb 2015 - FloridaFinance