+14 Who ultimately pays for the target's advisory fees in an acquisition? The people exiting, or the acquiror? IB 3 2y
0 UBS - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Credit Risk Data 2y
0 Business development/recruiter salary HF 1 2y
+30 Pay in REPE and PRED and PERE RE 12 2y
+11 Will getting a CPA certificate be helpful to transfer from IB to PE? PE 15 2y
+7 S&T SA -> macro FT ? HF 3 2y
+2 Transcript question IB 4 2y
0 When to follow up on interview request IB 2 2y
0 Sophmore 2025 Internships IB 2 2y
0 Got a guaranteed MS offer, what now? AM 1 2y
+6 How to introduce/talk about casual topics in Coffee chats? JOB 2 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Corporate Banking? OTH 1 2y
0 TransUnion LLC - Review - Operations TR Data 2y
0 TransUnion LLC - Salary & Bonus - Operations TR Data 2y
+6 Portfolio Management Comp RE 10 2y
0 Teams that do Debt ReFis IB 1 2y
+5 How to get into FIG IB 4 2y
0 Would recruiter set up call if no return offer? CO 4 2y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas TR Data 2y
0 Deleted IB 5 2y
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+10 Long Onlys in NYC AM 10 2y
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0 Regions Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 2y
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0 What degree? BSCH 1 2y
0 Analysis Group - Review - Generalist CO Data 2y
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+11 FT RE Investments and REIB Recruitment Canada 2025 RE 8 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 2y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Risk Management Data 2y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
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0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
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0 PwC - Review - Due Diligence CO Data 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
notes
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