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+21 Did not get a return offer due to headcount, but happy to move on. IB 5 6h
+21 How does networking for summer 2028 IB internships actually work? IB 5 2d
+21 Is IB a dying industry? IB 9 3d
+21 Use Cases For Claude Cowork / Claude Code PE 8 2d
+21 Associate 3 in ECM - Worth Moving to Broader Advisory? IB 8 1w
+21 Due Diligence - ALTA Survey RE 4 1w
+21 Left banking for a startup, now doing an MBA. Should I go back to IBD? Seeking advice IB 6 2w
+21 Second Opinions Welcome CO 2 2w
+21 Cardone Capital…..Crashout OFF 13 2w
+21 Insane hours incoming - advice ? IB 10 1w
+21 Semi-target into IB (London) -> PE PE 20 3w
+21 Recruiting from Low-Quality Fund HF 2 3w
+21 Australian Mobile App Development Market 2026: Is There Still an Investment Case for Local Studios vs Offshore Delivery? CF 2 4w
+21 Imagine we put 100 hours a week into a startup VC 13 3w
+21 Still recruiting SA'27 IB 15 3w
+21 Firm Culture for Recruiting IB 11 4w
+21 Feeling lost about how to recruit for VC VC 8 1mo
+21 Due Diligence on Australian App Development Studios: Which Metrics Actually Predict Delivery Success? CF 2 1mo
+21 Search Fund Internship Vs. Internship at my family's Family Office PE 10 1mo
+21 Carry RE 9 1mo
+21 PE Portfolio Management/Ops - pros and cons PE 1 1mo
+21 Excel macros for QOL formatting IB 0 1mo
+21 ESSEC MIF VS ESCP VS WARWICK BSCH 7 2mo
+21 RE IB to REPE RE 29 2mo
+21 Convertible Bonds Group in ECM - What Is It and Exits? IB 13 3w
+21 Hyper-scale Data Center Operator Analyst RE 10 2mo
+21 Placement Agents making Bank IB 2 2mo
+21 Hey Jane- The Sketchiest Start-up in LA VC 4 2mo
+21 3 hour lbo test PE 10 2mo
+21 TAP Advisors SA27 IB 20 14h
+21 Portage Point Partners Investment Banking IB 5 2mo
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB IB 9 2mo
+21 Going from Fixed Income Trading SA at AM to BB Fixed Income S&T? TR 8 2mo
+21 London A1 flatshare search IB 34 2d
+21 Breaking into Nat Gas/Commodities Trading — Skill Development & Recruiting Advice? TR 6 1mo
+21 Feedback call after Final Round Interview - Good or Bad Sign? PE 6 1mo
+21 Citigroup 2026 Group Rankings IB 29 1h
+21 Speaker Needed - Bringing Finance Exposure to Students IB 15 2mo
+21 Why Not Coast Mid / Bottom Bucket? OFF 9 3mo
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? IB 15 3mo
+21 GameStop $56BN Takeover Bid for EBay IB 13 2mo
+21 Mid career, need advice on next steps JOB 7 3mo
+21 Why do people say from Associate up its more chill? IB 8 3mo
+21 Physical vs Financial (paper) Commodity trading TR 4 3mo
+21 Are Too Many People Switching Into Tech? OFF 19 2mo
+21 Glamourous JP Morgan Exec… OFF 7 3mo
+21 What's your actual AI setup for deals? (boutique/MM folks especially) IB 8 2mo
+21 Bouse Mogger is Paradise OFF 2 3mo
+21 Commodities PE to commodity HF/Pod? HF 7 3w
+21 Is a “balanced” life in finance realistic ~5 years out? JOB 9 3mo
+21 Bad Faith Senior Behavior PE 5 3mo
+21 does gpa matter after banking? PE 10 3mo
+21 Free PE recruiting guides on PEPath - would love your feedback PE 3 3mo
+21 Best and worst item in your banks online shop. OFF 8 3mo
+21 Applying To Schools Next Year in dreams of investment banking IB 9 3mo
+21 Corp Dev Role - crazy to take this (or pass it up)? JOB 3 4mo
+21 30 Days Before Starting as an IB Analyst — Prep or Enjoy Life? JOB 7 3mo
+21 Is Acne going to cost me the return offer??? IB 18 4mo
+21 Service Academy → 5-Year Commitment → MBA → IB Associate — Need Advice on Path IB 6 4mo
+21 WF SREF NYC SA27 RE 89 3mo
+21 Growth Equity Outlook PE 24 2w
+21 Career switch from LDN > NY JOB 4 3mo
+21 Putting together a deal list for someone mid-senior / senior JOB 1 4mo
+21 Onex Partners PE 15 1mo
+21 Oil & Gas Banking Update? IB 14 4mo
+21 MBA Decision for IB - Ross vs Darden vs Johnson vs Tuck BSCH 8 3mo
+21 Struggling A LOT with memorising things. Need advice IB 1 4mo
+21 We need to talk about AI HF 8 4mo
+21 IB offer vs PERE offer RE 18 4mo
+21 In-Person Private Credit Meetup CR 9 3mo
+21 Recently joined MF - no ai? wtf PE 19 4mo
+21 Bloomberg HF News: Commentary RE: Multistrats & Spinouts HF 2 4mo
+21 What should I do the summer before I start undergrad for top BB/EB IB analyst roles? IB 18 5mo
+21 Bridgewater IA vs DESCO PT vs Brevan Howard vs MMs (all for Macro) HF 17 4mo
+21 How is UCL BSc Econ for megafund PE exits (after an IB stint)? PE 9 4mo
+21 ULI and BisNow are Trash RE 6 5mo
+21 How do I assert dominance over my European colleagues IB 14 5mo
+21 Back office out IB 5 5mo
+21 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience HF 14 1mo
+21 Interviewing Options Traders TR 5 5mo
+21 NHL Internship for MBB Recruiting CO 9 5mo
+21 BB credit risk analyst - great WLB, low comp. Where to next? CR 19 5mo
+21 Zero Modeling Experience, 3 Weeks Before Corp Dev Role - How Would You Prep? CF 6 4mo
+21 Should I jump ship with my MD to a lower tier bank? IB 10 5mo
+21 What is the impact of excess of money supply in the markets? INV 0 5mo
+21 DB groups experience? IB 10 5mo
+21 UBS REF (CMBS) vs Wells Fargo CRE Banking (Balance Sheet) RE 10 2mo
+21 Vacation Time, WLB, and Conformism IB 4 5mo
+21 BRG 2026 - Culture, Outlook, Comp CO 13 5mo
+21 Sophomore IB SA 2027 Recruiting Advice IB 6 5mo
+21 Columbia VIP Chances HF 12 3w
+21 CURRENT NON-TARGET 2nd Year Feeling Lost in the Recruitment Process IB 18 5mo
+21 Capital Markets - Career Trajectory Advice & Key Milestones RE 8 5mo
+21 watches for SA? FASH 39 3mo
+21 IB FT vs shitty Public Service Scholarship? IB 9 5mo
+21 MSF vs MBA BSCH 8 5mo
+21 Reneging risks/how to best approach? IB 4 6mo
+21 Pushed out and forced to rehab PE 4 6mo
+21 JPM Group Placements: Looking for Advice on what to Prioritize IB 4 6mo
+21 Summer internship in Spain as a 2028 grad (2nd year) - what else should I be doing? JOB 8 5mo

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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%
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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%
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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%
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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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