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0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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0 Teneo - Review - Restructuring IB Data 4y
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0 Teneo - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 4y
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0 Virtus Partners, LLC - Review - Structured Products AM Data 4y
0 Virtus Partners, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products AM Data 4y
+9 Solomon Partners SA 2023 IB 29 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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