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Venture capital vs corporate development exit opportunities
I'm a junior investment banker who's currently trying to decide between an exit opportunity in the corporate development & strategy team at a F500 financial services firm (modelling, strategic projects, M&A) or an analyst role in a small VC (sourcing, modelling, due diligence). Both have small,...
Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence) - What did you exit into?
For those of you that moved on from Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence) - I'm curious to find out what you went on to do? Answer Template Title: Industry: Pay: STET, bump or drop Hours: Better or Worse Culture: Hindsight: Was it the right move or the wrong move and would you have done...
Corporate Finance within financial services; exit opportunities/lateral potentials
I recently received a full-time offer for Corporate Finance Development Program within a major bank in US and I was wondering what are some potential exit opportunities for those who are doing Corporate Finance in financial services (banks etc). Is it possible to do a lateral to IB or go into PE...
Ops at KKR a Dead End?
Hi monkeys, Was just offered an operations position on a leveraged derivatives team at KKR . Should I take this job? Currently I work in Ops for a large BD and am actively pursuing credit analyst roles and boutique IB roles. The operations work I do now is mind numbing. Is this Operations job at KKR...
Independent Sell-Side ER Exit Opportunities
What are the potential exit opportunities for a sell-side equity research analyst at a large independent shop that primarily sells into wirehouses, e.g. Morningstar? Is this kind of experience, wherein you have your own coverage, respected by banks or anyone on the buy-side? I, too, have traditional...
Risk Management in Investment Banking
I have accepted a Risk Management job at a large (too big to fail) bank in NY , i-banking division. 1. What is the job like in terms of hours/pay/experience/exit opportunities? 2. How difficult is it to move into a hotter division, say, i-banking or LevFin? Do you know anyone who moved from middle...
Houlihan Lokey CF / IB Groups
Hi all - there has been a lot of talk on WSO about the deal flow and exit opps of top groups like RX , Consumer, and Industrials at Houlihan. Would you say that exit opps for the other groups (Business Services, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, TMT , etc) place just as well in PE funds / give as...
Exiting from Corporate Development
WSO Community, I'm finishing up my first year at a private ~Fortune 500 company in their corporate development group (M&A, VC investments, some JVs, board presentations). The company's industry is loosely classified as business services. I was incredibly lucky to get this opportunity after two years...
Venture Debt/Lending Industry and Career Opportunities
I could not find much information on this site regarding lifestyle/career progression/compensation of folks working in the venture debt space. However, my concern is that venture debt funds are essentially no different than other tech lenders such as SVB/Square One. Looking at lending opportunities...
Vanguard investment role: Good place to learn?
Hi All, Looking for opinions on Vanguard career development potential. Do investment roles in credit research, fixed income investment teams in Vanguard provide not-so-good / good / great learning opportunities? Anyone know or have been an investment professional in Vanguard? If so, can you comment...
Information on Eastdil Secured Analyst hours/comp and its culture/reputation in the UK.
Hello fellow primates, Have just been invited to interview for an Eastdil Analyst position in the London office and I am seeking the standard comp/hours/exit opps info for this branch. I understand they are new to the UK so there might not be many of you out there with direct/indirect experience,...
Why are so many consultants eager to leave?
Hey guys, From what I've gathered from speaking with consultants, places like Bain and BCG seem like fantastic places to work. The people appear to be happy and well-paid. Glassdoor/Fortune lists also support the idea that the consultants at BCG and Bain are happy. If they are so happy, why is there...
What kind of exit ops are there from internal ERM at a F100?
Hey guys, I'm wondering what the exit ops are like (if any) from internal ERM at a F100? -For the last 15 months I've been doing FP&A at a F100 as my first job out of college -Now I have two offers on the table, a senior analyst in FP&A at a new company, or internal ERM at my current company Let's...
Google Accounting Exit Opportunities
I graduated from a top tier school and started as an analyst in Google's finance division (doing mostly accounting work). My undergrad experience includes front-office finance roles and equity research at a hedgefund. This is a particularly new program for Google, as they don't traditionally hire...
How large is the gap in exit opps BBs in London?
Received a FT offer to start at industry group with decent deal flow history in European BB in London next year. I know some BBs in the lower half of the informal "prestige rankings" certainly place analysts into top PE funds but realistically is it an uphill struggle if you're not at GS / JP etc....
PwC Corporate Finance Exit Opportunities
I was wondering if anyone has a feel for the types of exit opportunities that are available from PwC . I know that their CF division is huge internationally, (apparently PwC is the largest ibank in the world if you count their international presence) and most of their deals are international, but...
How to Choose Your Senior Analyst
Hey guys, I'll be entering equity research for full-time soon as a generalist and I'll have the option to rank my preferences in what analyst I want to work under. Personally, I want an experience in which I can learn the most from, specifically regarding modeling and value-add...
Equity Research to Corp Dev - Is it possible to make this switch?
After working as an equity research associate for a couple of years, is it possible to exit into a corp development role at one of the companies in your coverage universe? Is it a viable exit strategy for someone in ER?
Exit Opportunities for Compensation Consulting?
Is it difficult to get into banking or financial services if I start my career as a PRT Analyst (Aon Hewitt)? I want to know if it's hard to move into finance or management consulting in a couple of years because that's ultimately what I want to do.
What is wrong with bankers?!
Hey guys, I've been an enthusiastic reader of this forum for a while, but now I decided to write my first post to ask clarifications about something which is kind of a puzzle to me. What is wrong with bankers? Reading their opinions, I have the feeling that 90% of the evaluation of a job is made in...
Exit Opportunities Financial Analyst at a Non-Finance Firm??
Hi everyone, Does anyone know if it is possible for someone in a Financial Analyst role in the finance department at a top marketing implementation firm to switch into banking or just financial services in general? My future goal is to end up working for a bank, but because of my low GPA, that...
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Indiana or Tulane for undergrad
So I messed around too much during first two years of HS and my GPA isn't too great. (Test scores are OK though). I have two options: Indiana (Direct Admit to Kelley) - no $, will have to pay ~35k/year out of state not including living expenses. Tulane - I have a full ride, will need to pay living...
Best IBD Group for Corporate Development Exit Opps?
Which groups in IBD typically have the best exit opps into Corporate Development roles? Do Corporate Strategy / Development groups prefer an analyst from an industry coverage group more than a product group analyst (M&A)? My understanding is that coming from an industry group will give you better...
Mugged too often - Need advice on exit opportunities
Hi, I understand that this may sound stupid to a lot of you, but life is a continuous evaluation of priorities and I have decided that there's only so much I'm willing to give up for my career. I'm currently a second year analyst at a PE shop in an Emerging Market ... It's the best job I've ever had...
Big 4 restructuring vs. banking restructuring (and exit ops)
Hey guys, 1. What are the main differences between Big 4 restructuring and restructuring at a bank? I have heard of one Big 4 Restructuring group doing doing distressed M&A deals, but do all of them do this? 2. Does anyone have any insight into exit ops from Big 4 restructuring? Do some exit into...
Trading still a good career?
Hey guys, I am an undergraduate junior. I had an
Guggenheim Partners Equity Research
Anyone have any information regarding analyst positions in equity research at Guggenheim ? Exit opps, base/bonus, hours, culture in general? Would especially appreciate info on exit opps and comp.
Just career switched into corporate finance, help me plan an exit strategy
BACKGROUND: 10 years of PWM and a Master's in something finance related. I recently switched from personal finance because I wanted to work with other professionals instead of idiots who listen to Suze Orman. NEW JOB: Financial Analyst/Business Analyst at a mid-sized company (revenue over 200M)....
Securing An Exit Opp Before Securing Banking Offers
Suppose you secured a full time 'exit opp' (a stint at a PE megafund, HF , strategy team at a F500 firm etc) before entering full-time banking/consulting. What are your thoughts on starting employment directly with such opportunities vs taking the 'standard' path of 2 years at a bank/in consulting...
HELP- Best Consulting Projects to get staffed on?
Hello everyone, Thanks to a lot of hard work, some luck, and advice from the WSO community, I will be starting at a Tier 2 (think PwC , Deloitte ) management consulting firm in August. I'm trying to be intentional now about which Partners/ Managers I network with now so that I can try to influence...
Casey Research - Junior Investment Analyst
Anyone familiar with Casey Research and their Junior Investment Analyst positions? I would be interested in hearing mostly about exit opportunities (specifically, is this good experience to break into a front office position at a hedge fund?), but also about job responsibilities, compensation/bonus,...
Could I still get into PE with this type of experience?
I'm currently a junior at an Ivy-equal target school (think Stanford, MIT, Chicago, Duke, etc), but it seems like I got dinged at the 2 BB banks I interviewed with for IBD SA . I recently got an offer at this medical business development company that starts medical businesses from scratch; the...
Started my career in a FoF/advisory role - where to go from here?
I began a few months ago as an analyst at a PE FoF /advisor at a firm that's a good player in the space (think Capital Dynamics, StepStone, HarbourVest ). I've been finding the work to be very boring and extremely qualitative. I've learned a lot about the asset class but don't really have much of a...
Returning to old company post MBA
Hello all! Just wanted to gauge some opinions here, what do you guys think about returning to your old company post-mba? this is assuming that youre not being sponsored ( MBB style) or having your company pay for it in any other way (part time or otherwise). Will you be as valued as a freshly minted...
Is it still what it used to be?
Bonus time is just around the corner and it seems that those voices about who gets how much at which bank are vanishing. People start to realise that huge bonus payments are outdated and that bonus payments decrease year by year (possibly partly offset by higher base salaries etc.) and that in the...
Megafund vs. MM Private Equity
Approaching the end of the year once again there are quite a few discussions and rumours floating around between analysts in the city. Who is going where, what opportunities are people looking at and what are other analysts considering a good move after your analyst stint. Given the changing...
Top Tier Sellsword Looking for advice.
Hello all, I'm Bronn, and I went to a small college you've probably never heard of. Been working for a Top Tier House (think Lannister/Tyrell/Baratheon) doing acquisitions for about 3 years now. Alas, the hostile takeover world is starting to get to me, however, and I'm looking to switch it up. I...
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S&T Exit Opps
Are the exit opps for people working in Sales & Trading (particularly Trading) really that limited? I have been networking and some bankers to into trading, former traders go into the capital markets and a few to into research and even medical science! When I read several WSO posts about exit opps -...
Typical Exit Opportunities at Each Bank
Of course, this varies by group and performance. But generally speaking, what types of places (prestige, size of company) do these banks send their analysts? Any specific examples of placements would be helpful as well. GS , MS, Lazard, Deutsche, Credit Suisse, JPM , Moelis, Jefferies, BAML ,...
Interviewing for exit opps while working in Equity Research - How?
I had a question regarding interviewing while still working in equity research (or credit for that matter - hours/job not that different at the end of the day). Let's say I want to make a move from my current job as an ER analyst to something else - me specifically, the buyside, but this question...
Tax or Audit Better for Financial Regulation
Pretty straight forward; which position would look better when submitting applications for full-time financial regulation/compliance type jobs? I know it is kind of a broad question but generally speaking, is one more relevant than the other? I was thinking tax because of the research & analysis you...
Something To Think About
I recently came across this video and until now I decided to share it with you guys. It has really made me think about the things I do, why I do them, whether or not I really should be doing these things that I am doing and to what extent to they matter to me and to the ones around me. Below is the...
Sales and Trading to Corporate/Business Development
Hi, I am currently approaching end of my 2 year analyst program within Sales and Trading at a BB - currently within sales I've decided that banking/ s&t isn't something I see myself doing after this program. I would like to work for a corporate within strategy. I'm not that set on it being a...
Exit Opportunities: Consulting vs. Banking
I'm lucky enough to be currently sitting on two offers: one from a top consulting shop ( McKinsey / Bain) and one from a MM bank ( Stifel , Montgomery). If I'm looking to break into private equity or possibly venture capital (growth equity division) in the future, which job would give better exit...
Valuations Exit Opportunities?
Hey guys, I've been working at a valuations firm and was wondering what my exit opportunities down the road would be. Some of the work I've been doing are: Business Enterprise Valuations Purchase Price Allocations Goodwill Impairment Testing Derivatives (options - PWERM, Black Scholes) Fairness...
Which MFs have great placements into HFs?
Hey guys, I'm looking for advice on which mutual funds should I also be considering if I want to move to the buyside. My original goal was to put in ~2-years in SS ER and make a switch to the best HF I can sneak in too. Well my 2-year anniversary is coming up in a few months, I'm getting a little...
Exit Opportunities of this Position - Commercial RE
Hi all, I am researching this position and wanted to know where it could lead me after a few years out. I am fairly unfamiliar with the commercial real estate finance industry so I wanted your opinions. The position would be in Debt Financing, analyzing commercial RE loan transactions; assisting in...
Citadel exit options?
This question is for a friend's younger brother, who's a college senior and accepted a job offer at Citadel 's investment& trading analyst program. He's excited but is concerned about the exit opportunities afterwards. Supposedly you get assigned to a group after your rotation, and he's worried that...
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