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Tejas Securities Group
Hi,does anyone know anything about Tejas Securities Group? They have this institutional Sales Trainee opening that sounds kinda iffy... 2,000$ a month till the trainee picks up accounts and makes commission. What is their reputation like?
Boiler Room 2010
If you would have told me a couple of years ago that a boiler room type operation could exist and prosper in this day and age I would have called you all kinds of offensive shit, but I have since seen it with my own eyes and even spent some time working as a "Broker" at one of these “firms” –...
Advice needed for SA at BB IBD
Hi yall, I'm half way through my summer internship at a top US BB bank think ( JPM , MS, GS ). So far i have hated my experience and have no intention of accepting an offer if i get one. I probably wont be offered a place at this rate anyway. During my interview process i got an offer from a...
Internship Dilemma - Rising junior at non-ivy semi-target
I am a rising junior at a non-ivy semi-target, where I have a 3.9 GPA and strong extracurriculars. I'm home working a corporate finance internship this summer, and I've been networking at some of the middle market investment banks with alums. Consequently, I've actually received an offer from an...
Explain the significance of this crappy boutique mentioned in James Altucher's post
http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/06/politics-is-… Bill was CEO of Brean Murray , one of the mini-banks I considered selling my fund of hedge funds to in 2006. ...Alan Quasha, the owner of Brean Murray, at an event they were throwing... Terry was the Vice-Chairman of Brean Murray. Terry was known...
Boutique without a client - Am I screwed?
Hi, So I've been working as an unpaid intern at a boutique investment banking advisory in west coast for two weeks. I discovered lately that my company does not have a client at the moment - they have been around for several years, completed about a dozen deals in multiple sectors in the past, but...
To Those w/ Regional Boutique SAs
For those who have done SAs at no-name regional boutiques, how was your experience? I have no idea how to measure/judge the deal flow at a boutique SA . So, how did you guys know if your SA will give you meaningful transactional experience? And did you guys end up with FT investment banking jobs ?
Deciding between 2 boutique internships
I'm interning at a boutique (20-25 guys) with fairly mundane work (photocopies, coffee, etc.) and it's unpaid, but the MD's are all extremely well connected and I think I have a solid chance at meeting their contacts. I have access to all of their contacts since they keep it on a central excel file,...
Internship Focus
I am looking for advice regarding internship experience. Currently, I am at a very small boutique IB where the summer is prettly lax. I have about 1 month left, and I would like to steer the experience towards something meaningful for next year's recruiting. (would like to add some strong bullets to...
Taking Semester Off - Need Advice
I'm a rising senior right now, and I need some advice regarding my goals/future. I go to a semi-target school with a 3.4 GPA in Finance. Right now, I don't have an internship lined up, but I do have an opportunity to work at a regional boutique investment bank in August for 3 months. Now, this bank...
Resume Help - Junior this fall at a tiny non-target
I will be a junior this fall at a tiny non-target university in Texas (I left the name so I could maybe give it some exposure haha). I've been interested in finance since I was 15, have made good grades, and am now trying to break in. I'd like to use this to begin networking and applying for analyst...
Move from a boutique to a smaller boutique for more exposure?
My current boutique gives me nearly 0 exposure to anything but the photocopier and local Starbucks, so what do you guys think of a lateral to a smaller boutique (much less deal flow) for a promised increase in responsibilities and exposure to deals, modelling etc. The reason I'm not all over this...
Boutique/non-BB INTENRSHIP into BB FT offer
So, any stories or advice as to how you turned your internship into a FT offer from a BB or top MM (ghl, laz , etc) FT offer?
Working at Toronto Boutique
So back in February, I got snubbed by a BB ibank for a SA position in Toronto. I ended up cold-emailing boutique firms in Toronto and joined one here. When I met the guy, he told me the summer post would be unpaid with a bonus and that I would "make more money here than I would in any other...
Next Summer Internship
Hello all, I will keep this short. Currently interning at Sage Advisory which is a fixed income manager in Austin. Best in Austin. Ranked 8th on Lipper. Good place. Good internship so far. Also go to UT Austin. Major CS /Math (economics). Good gpa. Expecting to grad btw 3.6 - 3.8. Vice President to...
Three different companies within 4-5 years?
I've searched the forums, but couldn't find much information regarding my specific situation. Basically I'm finishing up my first year in audit with a Big 4 firm and actively looking to get into banking. I initially had planned on targeting specifically "no name" boutique firms and then making a...
Questions to ask when interviewing at a boutique firm?
I have an interview with a boutique firm in its investment management group coming up. I was wondering what types of questions I should ask to properly vet the firm and group. It's kind of a sketchy situation as the firm is primarily a New York firm but the position is in the newly created Chicago...
Is it still possible to obtain an unpaid internship at any boutique in Beijing right now?
I'm in Beijing right now, and have decided to find another internship because my current non-finance related internship leaves me with more free time than I initially thought. So far, I've emailed MDs at as many banks as I could find, but the list is still not very long. I've also resorted to simply...
Moelis, Evercore, Parella, Greenhill, Jefferies
Hey guys, I'm attending CBS this fall, and plan to enter banking (should I be lucky to be given an offer), and wanted to ask you for your advice on boutiques. I worked at a GS portfolio company and so I like the small(ish) feel of a company, and while the bulge brackets will retain their prestige,...
I have an Interview!
I am extremely excited to write, after much work, that I have landed at interview at a local boutique. During our phone interview we did not discuss if the job was to be paid or not. What is the best way, during the interview, to approach asking for the job to be paid. I will take the job if it...
Instream Partners in Menlo Park - SF Bay Area
Anyone heard of Instream Partners? Any info regarding their reputation and pay and such? Thanks
Still Looking for an SA?
If any monkeys are looking for a last minute summer analyst spot, I stumbled upon a job that was posted today for Madison Williams & Company on LinkedIn. Hope this helps anyone still looking....
F100 Operations or Boutique AM firm: Freshman Target
It's my first time posting on WSO and I'm stuck between two options for the summer. I am a freshman economics major at a target school (elite southern) and I am choosing between working operations at a F100 company with a large financial/commodities division (group where I would work ops) versus a...
Journey to the Front Office
Hello monkeys, just wanted to give an update of my own situation and throw out a few questions for anyone who has advice. A year ago I started searching aggressively for internships and was lucky to snag a fall analyst spot at a boutique firm in Fairfield County, CT. Middle market shop, excellent...
MM/boutique ibanking 1st year analyst salary/bonus? negotiation?
Looking into a couple of offers, one in IBanking, others consulting, etc. Was wondering what is considered "market" in terms of salary and bonus for a middle market or boutique Investment Bank for a first year analyst (right out of undergrad). And are there generally opportunities to negotiate? Any...
Boutique Firms - How to find such a firm?
Reading through the forum I recently came across this: PE isn't the only option, nor is buy-side. Go to a hedge fund or a boutique shop. I know of one boutique shop that has less than 90 people, manages 10.5B in assets, and works with numerous other firms (p/e, hedge funds, com. funds, etc). They're...
Marshall and Stevens
Hey guys, first post by a sophomore deciding on what to do over the coming summer. My options include an equity research position and a few smaller banks. I'm most interested in Marshall and Stevens - has anyone interned for its investment banking division over the summer or know someone who has?...
Boutique 2nd round interview modeling test
Hey guys. I did a search but didn't really find what I was looking for. I know there are people who are gonna bag on me for that...but... I have the interview on monday. I was notified today that it is going to involve an excel/modeling test that is going to be about 3 hrs long. I know that they are...
Advisory Firm vs. Boutique
Hey guys, I am looking to gain the right experience to position me for a position post-MBA in a PE firm. If you are in PE already, then which one of the following choices of experience would you make? 1. Advisory firm (boutique/mm) to Private Equity and Hedge Funds and Lenders. Sort of a hybrid of...
Boutique/MM vs Comm. Bank
My friend has 2 junior summer offers and I already know what most of you are going to say but he wanted me to post it. He's also not sure if he wants to do IB FT but probably will stay in 'business'; which would be better? IB exp or brand name for future (whether he does IB or not)? - SA at ibank...
Internship Experiences
I noticed there's a lot of boutique threads surfacing around this time, so I apologize in advance for another. For those of you who interned as a Soph at a small boutique... a. what was your experience like/were you taken seriously as an analyst? b. if it was un-paid, did they try "harder" to hook...
Boutique IBD
If you were to spend a summer at a boutique firm without a training program, how would you learn how to do financial modeling and a proper valuation? Are you just thrown into the fire and learning on the job? Or are you taught by your coworkers? Just curious.
SSA & Company - Upcoming Interview
I've got an interview with the aforementioned consulting firm this week and I was curious to know if anyone had any information on interviewing, culture, salary, etc. about this firm. The interview was highly unexpected after a casual conversation with a woman who turned out to be a recruiter for...
Summer Intern: Boutique IB (but probably not too much banking work) or UBS WM?
Hi guys, So I've been given this opportunity to intern with a boutique IB in LA this summer. I'm a sophomore and I'm aiming at junior IBD internship in BB next year . If it were not for the job function I got to know from my interviewer, I'd definitely go with the boutique - just that he mentioned...
IBD that requires coldcalling?
Just came from interview with a decent size boutique and was told the job would require some cold calling and I was wondering exactly what type of role they were looking for. Never heard of any cold calling in ibd before and have no clue what it could entail.
Studying Abroad
Hey guys, So I am a sophomore planning on studying abroad during the spring semester next year. Unfortunately this is when most banks come to do interviews on campus at my school. Do you guys know if there's some process for going about still interviewing with them? Or is it more of a thing where I...
How to prepare for Healthcare & Life Sciences M&A
I'll be working at a smaller MM /larger boutique in Healthcare/Life Sciences. I come from a science background, but I was wondering what should I do to prepare for the internship. Should I take an online financial modeling course? Any books that I should read? The internship is set up in a way that...
Focus Bankers
Does anyone know anything about FOCUS Bankers , Focusbankers.com?
Question about Boutique Banks
This question might be silly, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Do regional/boutique Banks have Back Office roles like big BBs do? I'm a non-target Freshman looking for a Summer gig and now getting desperate. I was thinking of cold calling/cold emailing Boutique banks for a Back Office summer...
Picking a boutique over MBB
Hello! It seems everybody aspires to get into MBB but I'm wondering if anyone here turned down MBB for a boutique (pre-MBA if that makes a difference)? If so, can you share your reasons for doing so and what you perceive the pros & cons of this to be? And are you happy with your decision?
Svenska Handelsbanken
As a Swede, I'm pretty familiar with Svenska Handelsbankens on the commercial banking field within Sweden. However, I do not have particular knowledge of their Investment/corporate banking branches. I'm interested in hearing your opinions of them, or if you even heard of them. In the US you probably...
Harsh Feedback - Junior at State School
http://www.razume.com/documents/19356 Junior at non target and will intern at a boutique IB this summer (public finance). I want a shot at FT MM or BB interviews this fall, suggestions and criticism? Other experience I could include: - took this off: Student Activities Judicial Board, Delegate -...
Deal Participation Percentage
I'm sure many of you have seen those or are aware, but I thought I'm share anyways Deal Participation Percentage JPMorgan 48 .5 percent Morgan Stanley 30 percent Goldman Sachs 23.7 percent Lazard 19 .5 percent Barclays 19 .1 percent BofA Merrill Lynch 18 .8 percent Evercore 14 percent Citigroup 12...
Elite Boutique: what potential exit opps are available?
Have offers from some of these boutiques. Which are best for exit opps or are they all comparable? Lazard, Greenhill, Evercore, Blackstone, Moelis
Boutique Trading or BB Ops
I have an opportunity for a paid ops position at a BB or an unpaid trading position at a small, not very well known broker dealer with around 20 traders. I don't want to do anything other than and want to know which will help me move to a FT trading position at a BB . The boutique doesn't seem to...
Starving...
Guys, I am a non-target sophmore econ major who is starving for a legit finance internship. I know its late but I want to begin cold calling/emailing firms for a shot. Can anyone point me in the right direction to some mm ,boutiques,consulting firms in the nyc area that are still recruiting? I am...
Internship at a boutique investment bank
Does anyone know anything about Aegis Capital Corporation? I applied for a summer internship there and have a phone interview with them this upcoming week. I tried to do some online research on this boutique investment bank, but problem is, there does not seem to be a lot of information on it. The...
New San Fran Group
Hey all, Long-time reader, more recent poster. Will be moving out to SF for FT and created "Bay Area Finance Professionals" group; think it can be a meaningful group and hope those in the Bay Area join. Thanks.
Ivy Recruiting in Chicago
Hey guys, I have a quick question. I go to a "lower level" ivy school (not HYPW) and I was just wondering if you guys have any insight on what the experience of going to school out east and getting an ib SA and FT position in Chicago is like. It seems like most recruiting out here would be for the...
Question regarding contacting Boutique for Internship
Hey I'm a new poster but relatively old lurker. My problem: I cold emailed to a bunch of small boutiques for a summer internship since I go to a no-name school. I have some finance experience, but none in I IB though so I wanted to get some IB into my resume before I apply for FT . Alot of them say...
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