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Incoming IB Analyst - Familiarization with CapIQ, FactSet, etc.
Going into my FT IB Analyst role next summer with literally zero experience in CapIQ and FactSet. Is it worth spending this winter/spring familiarizing myself with each software? Or are they pretty easy to learn on the fly? Also, I'm unable to access either software through my university - is there...
PE Fund-of-Funds - Help would be appreciated
Hey, Would anyone be able to run a search on CapIQ or FactSet for me for one or all of the below? 1. PE FoF investing in Africa 2. PE FoF based in Africa 3. Any organisation (pension funds, govnmt, asset managers, foundations) that invest in PE funds in Africa I've never used the above databases so...
How much crappier is FactSet than CapIQ?
Don't debate me on whether or not FactSet is actually worse than Cap IQ -- it is. I just want to know whether it is so much worse that I should not take a job at a firm because I'd have to use FactSet. Cap IQ has much more reliable data, though custom screening is a toss-up between the two. Cap IQ...
What do you hate about FactSet? Reps visiting my office
Representatives from Factset are visiting my office and our operations dept asked me to go have a chat with them to provide user feedback. What does everybody here think of Factset? My biggest complaint is it runs incredibly slow on my computer, requires a client, and strange data inaccuracies. I...
Can one of the mod's put up a sticky?
Long time reader, first time poster. Can't we just post a sticky at the top of the forum with the list of banks that was posted through a CapIQ search many months back? I've wasted 15 more minutes of my life on the search page sifting through a myriad of posts looking for lists as more and more...
Survey of resources and tools used by M&A advisory groups
If you didn't get a chance to participate in this survey yesterday please do so today. When I get at least 25 more responses I will post a summary of the results. The survey is completely anonymous, only 10 questions in length and takes about 1 minute to complete. Click here to take survey The...
Survey for M&A Advisory Professionals
Hey Folks! Will you please help me out by answering 10 quick questions about the resources available to you at your firm? The survey is completely anonymous. I don’t work for any of the vendors mentioned in the survey. I am doing this survey strictly as a result of my own curiosity and will post a...
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