0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Structured Products Banking IB 1 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 4y
0 Greenhill - Review - Restructuring IB Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+48 Moving To Houston, TX - Tips for a Young Professional IB 31 4y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton - Review - Valuation Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets TR Data 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets TR Data 4y
0 List of MM/boutiques in the NYC area for sophomore summer/ how to find? IB 1 4y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
0 Comprehensive list of Investment Banks IB 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Advice career start RE 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Amazon - Interview - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Credit Risk Data 4y
+6 What makes a great PE analyst/associate? PE 1 4y
+13 ExxonMobil Controller's Post-MBA CF 6 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
+62 IB post MBA, am I missing something? IB 11 4y
+30 Houston Summer 2020 Associate Recruiting IB 15 4y
+9 Path from Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst PE 1 4y
+31 To all the chimps with no return offers, there is hope IB 21 4y
0 Interview during internship IB 1 4y
0 How do I break into IB if I’m not going to a target school? IB 2 4y
+16 Thoughts on Factset employment? IB 12 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Research PE Data 4y
0 Natixis - Review - Generalist AM Data 4y
+16 Reneging for a return offer IB 3 4y
+9 M&A at big 4 or Tech at IB IB 1 4y
+3 Anyone Came Reading About Salary Raise IB 1 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Research PE Data 4y
+26 Calling all JEF Analysts - Pay Raise IB 25 4y
+3 Macquarie IB 7 4y
0 Benford Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+16 London - Best Banks for Consumer & Retail and Media IB 5 4y
+9 What do you use for discount rate when a company’s isn’t known? CF 5 4y
0 Greenhill - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+3 Does anybody have information on a firm called Drexel Hamilton JOB 1 4y
+6 How common is CIMA/CMA in IB? IB 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 4y
+21 Selling my Soul to the CFA Institute IB 1 4y
+3 Security Properties Reputation RE 1 4y
+15 Most useful optional modules for my MSc? BSCH 5 4y
0 Outsourced Financial Modeling PE 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Operations IB Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 4y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Equities AM Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 How long can you be an "analyst"? IB 1 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+3 Thoughts on Copley Equity Partners? PE 2 4y
0 Barings - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+6 Is MBB work-life balance better or worse than BB IB? CO 6 4y
0 Will EBs increase base salaries/compensation? IB 1 4y
+15 Landed an IB gig in South Florida, whats the move lol? OFF 7 4y
+28 “Off-market” deals RE 8 4y
+9 Investments in Warehousing sector post Covid-19 RE 1 4y
0 goldman SACHS 3D CHESS PLAY IB 1 4y
+13 How to Get my Boutique to Raise Base???? IB 19 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Commercial Banking CF Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Structured Products IB Data 4y
+25 Small REPE Shop - Associate - Next Steps? RE 5 4y
+3 Can mutual funds buy OTC stocks? HF 1 4y
+49 Renege BB PB Offer For MM IB? IB 33 4y
0 Cowen Culture / Hours is it sweatshop IB 1 4y
+12 Networking JOB 2 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Cowen raise? IB 1 4y
0 Philpott Ball & Werner - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 How did people get FT2021 offers in Spring 2021 JOB 2 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
+3 When will Base Raises be reflected in pay? IB 1 4y
0 Finance Rotation Program vs CIB Corporate Banking Coverage JOB 2 4y
0 United States Navy - Salary & Bonus - Defense Data 4y
+4 Pay during FT training IB 10 4y
+35 Green Energy/Infra/Tech Groups IB 33 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
0 Bringing in business as an Analyst / Associate IB 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Global Markets IB Data 4y
+6 Shit company, great manager - what would you do? OFF 0 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets IB Data 4y
+6 When to lateral as a first year ? IB 6 4y
0 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2022 Offers? IB 3 4y
+7 Jefferies analysts = cucks? IB 4 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 The Vanguard Group - Interview - Generalist CF Data 4y
+12 Possibly getting screwed over as the eager and capable young worker. OFF 2 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Have rents in NYC skyrocketed again? IB 3 4y

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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