+24 How do you buy a company? Not a stupid question, please click and read IB 9 4y
+11 Opinions on Deloitte Advisory? IB 12 4y
+15 PJT vs Rothschild (London) IB 5 4y
+22 Is it possible for a non-American to land a job at a top firm? JOB 25 4y
+13 F100 Finance or Sales & Trading TR 2 4y
+24 Not getting first rounds IB 7 4y
+42 60+ rejections, HEARTBROKEN OFF 13 4y
+10 Chances of getting elite boutique or GS/MS? IB 10 4y
+11 Work on deal team at a MM PE firm or work my way up at a larger bank? PE 2 4y
0 Credit Analyst Offer IB 2 4y
0 MS GCM vs waiting for MBB IB 4 4y
+23 Senior hoping to do Private Equity after Investment Banking PE 16 4y
+13 MM PE Analyst Exit Opps -> Megafund? PE 4 4y
+12 List of distressed PE / HF in London PE 6 4y
+136 VP Added Me on Facebook - Do I Accept the Friend Request? IB 33 4y
+75 Non-Lifer Investment Banking thoughts wanted - IBD to MBB, an improvement? IB 32 4y
+35 No-name PE vs. financial data provider internship IB 7 4y
+29 1-hour financial modelling test. What should I expect? PE 5 4y
+42 Does TMT Banking offer the most lucrative exit options? IB 9 4y
+9 JPM Aug 10th Hirevue Ambiguous Email IB 8 4y
0 Interview Location IB 1 4y
+13 Recommendations on Resume? IB 2 4y
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+35 Financial Statements: Gross Profit Margins & Margins EBITDA as percent, how do you factor as "high" or "low"? IB 11 4y
+68 Thoughts on Millennium Management? HF 4 4y
+11 LATE TO THE PARTY, NOW WHAT? RES 1 4y
0 Financial Modeling Case - looking for best practice - Change in Inventory on Income Statement IB 3 4y
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0 Bank valuation: link between P/E and P/B ratios PE 1 4y
0 Blackstone PE second round PE 3 4y
+129 Career Path to Real Estate Private Equity RE 54 4y
+15 Cost of equity of the target company or the cost of equity of the financial sponsor ? IB 11 4y
0 Lower MM PE to MF? Possible without MBA? (London) PE 4 4y
0 recruiting for london IB 6 4y
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+20 For corporate finance role, how do you usually do new business analysis? CF 12 4y
0 Is dividend received generally included in Cash Flow From Operations? IB 3 4y
+31 London PE / case study prep PE 6 4y
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+8 UBS or Macquarie? (Europe) M&A IB 5 4y
+21 IB LONDON - full time recruiting or off-cycle? IB 7 4y
+11 Paying for an internship in Asia?? IB 9 4y
+11 IPO number of shares IB 10 4y
0 Graduating off cycle - should I delay for a summer internship? IB 2 4y
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+42 The Demise of US Productivity OTH 12 4y
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+1,011 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page IB 1,424 4y
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0 Why would a private company want to keep treasury shares? IB 1 4y
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+8 Wall Street Mojo - Equity research course ER 2 4y
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+36 Credit Suisse Special Investments Group IB 18 4y
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0 Doing real estate before banking IB 3 4y
0 JPM to shift up to 1000 jobs abroad IB 3 4y
+17 Move from Long-Only Fund to Private Equity PE 5 4y
+167 Favorite Athlete OFF 129 4y
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0 Deleted IB 2 4y
+29 Should I take a demotion in order to move upmarket / upstream? IB 14 4y
0 sonnenblick-eichner? RE 2 4y
+25 Avoid Mentioning Full-Ride Scholarship in Interviews? IB 17 4y
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+40 Do you use Bitcoin? CRYPTO 15 4y
+5 Do Lazard really pay below street in London? IB 13 4y
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+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? IB 35 4y
+11 Macquarie MIRA in Australia? PE 14 4y
0 What's Abraaj Group Singapore like compared to other hubs / Dubai? PE 4 4y
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+176 Q&A: Went from Community College & Fast Food with a 2.8 GPA to one of the most active PE funds in the world within 3 years. PE 59 4y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking IB 55 4y
+33 Recruit for PE now, or wait and lateral? PE 15 4y
+25 Evercore vs. Moelis vs. Citi M&A vs. Centerview IB 15 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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