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MM Lending -- Pay / Compensation / Lifestyle?
I'm currently looking at MM Lending opps within PE firms and it looks like there is a dearth of information on the strategy on WSO Can anyone that works in or around this strategy offer any insight on the career path?
Top MM IBs in Chicago?
Ones that come to mind include Lincoln International, William Blair, and Robert Baird. Any other insights?
Business Acquisition and Merger Associates
Business Acquisition and Merger Associates (BAMA) provides both buy-side and sell-side services for lower-middle market companies doing $5 million-$100 million in revenue. With over 25 years of merger and acquisition experience, the BAMA team provides expert guidance throughout your entire sale,...
Current MM LBO Debt Mix/Rates/Terms
At the moment I work in a non banking finance function. After a lot of hustle I finally secured myself an interview at a middle market firm. One part of the interview is a modeling test in which they want me to build an LBO from scratch. I have been practicing like crazy so while I understand the...
BMO Sponsor Finance insight?
I'm currently interviewing with BMO Sponsor Finance for an Analyst role and would probably get brought in as a 2nd year. I've spoken with contacts at Golub and Ares and they said BMO has a solid MM group but didn't have much detail. Wondering if anyone has additional detail or any idea of comp? I'm...
End Career Goal Private Equity, what should I be doing currently?
Hey, I'm in my last semester of my undergraduate Finance program at a good business within the state of Illinois (Northern Illinois University), but no where near a target school. My end career goal is to work at or create a private equity firm. I was wondering what are the different ways to break...
Non-Target Investment Banking MM SA chances?
Hey guys, I'm a junior at a non-target and I had a horrible freshman year (a lot of personal problems), which is reflected in my GPA. I'm going to try hard and network my way into a MM IB SA position, but i'd just like to know all of your thoughts on my chances given that I do network. I assume BBs...
Oppenheimer vs. Piper Jaffray
Which would you pick for full time and why?
Webinar Rewind - Working for a middle market investment bank + Q&A
In case you missed our November 12th webinar entitled "My experience working for a middle market investment bank " , have no fear. The full recording of the webinar can be found below (free until Tue night when it goes into our video library ). SIGN UP FOR A 1-HOUR MENTOR SESSION WITH VISHWAS And,...
Could I Ever Get Into an M7 - If Not Then What is the Best I Can Hope to Do?/What Should I Do?
Hello All, Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Looking for a profile review of sorts as well as general B-School advice. Any advice/constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated! Academic Profile: Non-Target University in the South Finance Major 3.83 GPA 710 GMAT 2 Honors Societies...
How does a recent grad with an unconventional background get into IB or S&T?
A little about me, I spent the last few years working as a commercial model (not waitress/etc, actual, legitimate modeling) to put myself through a fairly well-known business school, got my undergraduate last year, realized how questionable my job history looked and decided to take the December 2014...
The 3 Benefits of Decisiveness
I know many have been following ValueBanker14’s excellent recent posts ("106 Rejections, 1 Success & Unquantifiable Perseverance", "3 lessons from 106 rejections", "5 Steps To Effective Networking") and since I have a pretty similar story to him I would like to add my thoughts for those...
Piper Jaffray vs Imperial Capital
So, through the most grueling 6 weeks of my life I was able to land two full time possibilities come graduation (with a third option potentially in the mix). I'm really having trouble weighing the pros and cons of each, and would appreciate some feedback. I'm beyond stoked on both offers, and would...
Double Break-In: Thanks WSO!
All, Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to the admins, users and interview guide authors for their commitment and consistent assistance to the WSO community. In 2011, I was thanking the community for the help breaking into investment banking ( Thank You - BROKE IN! ). Now, I am back to...
Probability of becoming an Associate/Analyst
Hi, I was wondering if you can help me analyze the probability of me becoming an Analyst / Associate in % Background - Master in Finance from semi-target. 4.0 GPA with honors (MSF, not MBA) - 1.5-2 year experience as a Real Estate Asset Management Analyst - Bontique - CAIA charterholder - CFA Level...
Any First Day Internship Advice?
Hey guys, I'm an incoming junior, and I'm about to start my summer internship at a small (around 20 employees) middle-market investment bank tomorrow. I really don't know much what to expect, but I'm very eager for it to begin. It's an unpaid gig, and l have no previous finance internship...
Advice needed on interesting situation
Hey guys, I was wondering if you have some advice on my situation. I recently graduated from a large, non-target state school, with a 3.7 GPA, and I am currently finishing up a MAcc at a big 10 school (I previously studied accounting, worked at Big 4 audit, and am in the process of passing the CPA...
Job/Career Recommendation?
I am a sophomore at a non-target. I have a summer internship with GE FMP...and can graduate in 2.5 years in Dec 2015. My end goal is to be working in Venture Capital. Is it possible to lateral from GE FMP to BB IB ? I'm tryng to stick away from doing MBA ..Is it required to make the switch? Would...
How big is "Upper Middle Market"
By AUM (or current fund size), how big are firms that are considered upper middle market. Further, I had thought $10bn is the approx. cut off for being considered a megafund - but it seems like a ton of firms that aren't considered megafunds are well above $10bn (ie MDP). Does this $10bn refer to...
IBD firm starting up new office and looking for volunteers
hi all, i'm an incoming analyst at a well-respected mm / eb firm based in NYC . my firm is starting up a new office in california. they are looking for a single analyst to join them. i'm strongly considering it. i went to high school in the bay area for three years when i was younger and loved it...
Rothschild M&A in NYC top MM firm?
I've done a search, yes, but there's not too much info around here about Rothschild in NYC . I know that their RX is top-notch. But what about M&A? Pay, culture, learning experience, exit opps? Strong/best verticals to cover? Could one work at Rothschild 2-3 yrs as an analyst and go into PE? Or will...
Lazard Middle Market Interview
So I have an interview coming up with Lazard MM and couldn't find much here specifically about their middle market practice. I just want to know some basic info about culture, hours, interview as opposed to Lazard the parent company. Is is that much different? or are they similar for the most part?...
Preparation for next year after sophomore S&T internship
I just finished a middle market sales & trading internship last week, but I hope to move on to a BB next summer ... I attend a target school. Because I was at a middle market, and the internship class and sales & trading division was relatively small, I was able to take on a lot of responsibility. I...
The Future of Middle Market
What do you guys think about the future of Middle Market I-Banks (top ones like Blair, Baird , HLHZ ), and Middle Market PE funds? Are they likely to thrive for the next 10, 20 years?
Please help me decide which offer to take!
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Pay differences between MF, upper MM, smaller shops
What are the pay scales generally for megafunds, upper middle market firms, and smaller firms? How much does one make as a first year pre-MBA associate, second year pre-MBA associate, first year *post-MBA* associate, etc and how does the pay change based on where you work? How much would a KKR first...
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...
Feed Me Questions for Q&A with a MM M&A Exec
Hey WSO, for my blog post next week I will be posting an Interview with Cameron Hamilton. Cameron is a Prinicpal at The McLean Group, a Middle Market bank headquarted in the Washington, DC market. He was recently named a winner in The M&A Advisor's 40 Under 40 for the Central Region. For next week,...
MM IBD Advice - From a guy working in it now
I've spend a decent amount of time on WSO ...mostly during my job searching days. I'm not a power user/reader/poster (I wonder who has the time...but the forum is like reading a morning paper to some folks). Anyway, I feel its time to pay-it-foward a little bit, with any advice I can give. I like to...
Milestone Partners
Has anyone heard of Milestone Partners in Philadelphia, PA? If anyone has any experience interviewing with them, what was the experience like? Any insight on the firms reputation, culture, pay, hours, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help.
William Blair and Harris Williams garnered some awards recently
Saw both were nominated by separate groups for "Bank of the Year" in the MM . Just some info for those that ask who is at the top or near the top of MM IB .
Top MM vs Elite Boutique
Hi guys, Can anyone opine on which of the top MM's and E-Boutiques are best? Especially the top MM's vs the boutiques that target the large deals. In terms of exit ops into PE , VC and top MBA's. I am looking in to firms like Harris Williams , Baird , SunTrust , HLHZ compared to firms like Evercore...
MM to MF after HBS
If one doesn't end up at a megafund after 2 years in investment banking, but rather, ends up at a MM shop for the pre-MBA stint, would it be possible to transition to a megafund after 2 years at HBS or do megafunds only take post-MBA associates that worked at megafunds prior to H/S/W? My guess is...
M&A and RESTRUCTURING as an Analyst
So I know a few "elite boutiques" have a generalist model where analysts can get staffed on both M&A or Restructuring deals, but is that common in the MM space? How would that experience look coming out of an Middle Market firm? I think I want to stay involved with advisory work, but have an...
MM Networking
So this summer I networked with a recently graduated analyst at a top MM (think Harris Williams/ HLHZ /etc.) who just finished his 2 years and was on his way to PE . He was really nice and helped set me up with a phone interview with 2 of the recruiters at the bank, the phone interview went very...
MM SA - FT Recruiting Resume - Need Critique
I'm an upcoming senior at a semi-target, and I spent this last summer at a middle-market investment bank in NY as an SA . I'm preparing for FT recruiting, and I was wondering if any Certified Users/people who work in the industry can look at my resume. It's a rough draft right now, and I'm hesitant...
Virginia Investment Banks
I attend a state school in Virginia, so I am applying to middle market and boutique banks throughout the south. I was wondering if anybody had any info on two firms; Sterne Agee and Davenport and Company. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
New York MM IBD
I started working with a small middle market IB (avg trans. $10-$75mm; closer to $20-$40 mm; think of small M&A shops like Piper Jaffray, Needham & Co, Cantor Fitzgerald, Duff & Phelps, and other small MM IB) in their NYC office. They asked if I would be willing to move to a regional office. I came...
What is considered MM?
At what point is a fund considered middle market? Is it fund size or portfolio company EV (or both)? I have a feel for what people consider to be megafunds, but I don't have a great idea of where the MM starts.
What bonus can you expect for a mid-market IBG Associate position?
I was recently offered an Associate position out of grad school at a mid-market IB for M&A . They indicated the bonus will be competitive and significant, but didn't really give an indication as to how much that would be. Any ideas what I could expect? 25, 50% of salary? More, less?
The Private Equity Draft
What does the typical Private Equity analyst have in common with a professional basketball player? Other than being ballers; they are both getting drafted younger and younger, far more so on the basis of potential than that of proven skill. Taking a page from the David Stern manual, Private Equity...
How Small Would You Go?
While BB and elite boutique banks dominate a lot of the conversation on WSO , there is usually a good number of smaller/lesser known banks in any major city. You can usually find a range of middle market, small boutiques (single digit headcount), niche specific boutiques (healthcare, technology,...
Middle-Market Bonus
Hey all, Most of the stuff I have read has been focused on top tier bulgebrackets or elite boutiques in New York..Was wondering the payout structure, more particularly how the bonuses are typically for quality middle market shops in other Cities like Chicago. Thanks!
MM PE Firms and Investment Banking Boutiques
Hey Guys, I wanted to get your opinions on something I recently noticed. Obviously top boutiques place at least fairly well into megafunds and larger PE firms. But from looking around on MM PE firms' websites (CIVC, Castanea , Weston Presidio, etc), it seems that these boutiques aren't represented...
WSO's Most Wanted CEOs
Inspired by a recent employer attractiveness survey , Jorge, an obscure yet devastatingly handsome writer for the world’s premiere finance community, Wall Street Oasis, has decided to run a survey on who are the most attractive CEO’s in Wall Street to work for. Choosing from over 20 nominees...
Good time to lose hope in BB?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203… Not sure if that article will work as a direct link. It basically talks about bulge bracket pay taking huge hits. Do you guys see this as an end of an era of a BB being the ideal firm to work for? I realize that this happened in 2008, but it seems...
Smarter Choice for Exit Ops
So I have the opportunity to go into GS 's PS&I group. I also have an offer on the table at a growing middle market/boutique i-bank... smaller than Jefferies , etc. Which opportunity would present better exit ops? I understand PS&I is technically "public finance"... so I don't know how this would...
less hours, less work v. something else
I'm really interested in Lev Fin, but the company I'm joining has a small group. I heard they don't work as much, meaning less bonus. Less money doesn't bother me as much as my exit opps or my opportunities to move up. The firm has an otherwise established platform so I'm wondering if its a chance...
Harris Williams - Full time recruiting?
Anyone know if they're done with full-time recruiting? Have they had any superdays and will they be having others in the near future? Thanks
RBC Capital Markets vs. Jefferies
I have an offer at both firms (NYC) and trying to make the decision. - Both banks have same growth story and are strong in the MM - RBC acts more with their balance sheet and can support larger financing - Jefferies name is stronger than RBC in the U.S. - Both banks have pulled a lot of top MD...
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