+7 Thoughts on Cap10? PE 8 1d
+9 CVC -> PE PE 1 1d
+30 Late Bloomer - Advice to prepare for a future in banking. JOB 11 1d
+11 Renege lesser known MM (SocGen/CIBC) in NY for Nomura/WF in SF IB 10 1d
+980 Leo Lukenas was his name. Fundraiser for His Family is Here. (Bank of America Associate that passed away) IB 91 1d
0 UCB vs UCLA Investment Banking IB 1 1d
+5 General Atlantic 2024 VC 10 1d
+23 VP HF Lateral To PE HF 1 1d
+166 Which PE Firms are going downhill? PE 145 1d
+40 IB SA25 Intern Pay IB 18 1d
+69 UBS Layoffs? IB 124 1d
+23 RBC Reorganizes Investment Banking in a Play for More Deals IB 15 1d
+114 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF HF 36 1d
+20 Lateral to MBB from Investing Seat CO 25 1d
0 Thoughts on GameStop (GME) and Meme stocks being back? IB 2 1d
+25 Any risk in ratting out a toxic and incompetent VP to your MD? OFF 12 1d
+3 Citi S&T 2025 TR 22 1d
+7 Happy Mercuralia! OFF 1 1d
+9 How to get around overbearing team members IB 4 1d
0 Laid of bankers in Toronto, how are you all holding up? IB 1 1d
+2 SA 2025 Graduating Early IB 3 1d
+78 Cyclist: What Bike do you ride? OFF 132 1d
+3 Incoming Intern Advice PE 4 1d
0 Infra PE Tips PE 4 1d
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 1d
+18 IVP and Insight Recruiting VC 9 1d
+21 What is "market" for carry in a first time fund? PE 9 1d
+3 Finding Deals - Bankruptcy or Auction RE 1 1d
+20 College search for getting into HF HF 19 1d
+9 Transitioning into VC VC 1 1d
+14 Advice to get into Whiskey OFF 15 1d
+9 Facilitating a FoF -> VC transition VC 1 1d
+11 what to do with 4.0 gpa JOB 3 1d
+6 What's average pay and carry for the first associate of a new fund? PE 3 1d
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Consumer - Retail IB Data 1d
0 Eaton Vance Corp - Review - Wealth Management ER Data 1d
+11 What percent of your friends do you still keep in touch with after college? OFF 13 1d
0 Independent Sponsor Comp? PE 2 1d
+1 Military Reserve & S&T TR 3 1d
+91 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) PE 29 1d
+7 Hedge Fund Recruiting Advice-Incoming MBA (T-15) HF 2 1d
0 Securities disclosure IB 1 1d
+46 Independent Sponsor Model - Worth It? PE 12 1d
+6 What is the best way to get a job at a long-only asset manager, when you have 10+ years of experience? JOB 1 1d
+3 Jefferies Energy Transition 2025 Summer Analyst Interview IB 5 1d
+9 Moelis London Review IB 9 1d
+21 Public company LBO PE 7 1d
0 Accenture - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 1d
+9 Real Estate M&A/Noteworthy Deals JOB 1 1d
0 2025 MS Sophomore IBD IB 4 1d
+20 Workplace bullying or totally normal AM 19 1d
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 1d
0 USC Marshall vs Vandy Econ for IB BSCH 3 1d
+12 Piper Sandler 2025 SA IB 61 1d
+10 Alliance Bernstein PCI - Comp, Culture, Hours PE 5 1d
0 Corp Dev vs. Principal Investments - What's the difference? PE 0 1d
+2 Advice for an incoming PE intern? PE 2 1d
+6 Am I crazy? Healthcare consulting FT vs. M&A advising internship JOB 1 1d
+59 Carry PE 33 1d
+2 In light of Chat GPT 4-o what jobs in finance are at most risk of automation? OFF 3 1d
+3 Jeopardize return offer if networking for FT during SA? JOB 2 1d
+13 Networking with other desks during summer internship TR 1 1d
+12 Is Toronto MM to NYC Feasible? IB 9 1d
0 Is 2025 off-cycle PE nearing its end? PE 2 1d
+7 Imposter syndrome nearing summer internship OFF 1 1d
0 BRG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 1d
+18 VP HF Lateral to PE PE 1 1d
+12 Quantitative way to show the benefit of share buyback vs investment HF 3 1d
0 The definitive, no cap fr fr way to assess Houston banks IB 2 1d
+28 PE recruiting from IB- play it safe or reach for best fund possible? PE 13 1d
0 RBC cheapness OFF 1 1d
0 Structure of Personal Coinvestment PE 2 1d
0 Advice Needed on Reneging Offer JOB 2 1d
+66 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) IB 36 1d
+12 Net working capital IB 4 1d
0 Business Broker % Split RE 1 1d
+6 Layoff Appeal to HR JOB 3 1d
+15 Leave off-cycle internship early to do a master JOB 7 1d
+2 Updated Thoughts on Canyon Partners? HF 2 1d
0 TPG Angelo Gordon sophomore summer analyst CR 2 1d
0 Investment Banking or Law? JOB 1 1d
+1 Return offer santander IB 3 1d
+18 Drunk Thought: Shouldnt PM's at MM inverse their Portfolio's? HF 6 1d
+11 Berkeley or Columbia GS CO 12 1d
0 BMO AM Analyst Sponsor Finance AM 1 1d
+6 Moving around as a Niche Group Analyst IB 1 1d
+7 Growth Equity - NYC VC 7 1d
+1 WSO NYC May Happy Hour OFF 3 1d
+17 Dug a hole for myself. Help needed BSCH 4 1d
+3 What’s the Right Post-MBA Title? BSCH 7 1d
+293 Looking to raise a Billion Dollar Fund - College Junior IB 41 1d
+15 College Sophomore in Need of Direction JOB 3 1d
+8 Houlihan Lokey model test IB 15 1d
0 Salesforce - Review - NA Data 1d
+3 Working through bereavement OFF 1 1d
+3 MSREI vs GSAM REPE RE 8 1d
0 ER interview looking for someone to read my stock pitch ER 2 1d
+65 Do you regret going into public markets investing? HF 31 1d
+44 MSF Rankings 2024 BSCH 46 1d
+117 Dream Wife OFF 79 1d

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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