Investment Banking - IBD

Is work life balance better in IB working overseas? Anyone here in Europe or Asia? Please tell me. Thanks.

Dears

Need help for banking operations manager apportionity with more than 17 years of experince inside Egypt or outside i will appriciate

12+ years of ECM experience and its nearly impossible to leverage the skills into a new role. Have applied to 3k jobs on linkedin, job search sites, company websites, recruiters, networking, etc. It f… more

Hey guys,

Looking to connect with IB analysts and associates with a similar path (career switcher, first gen students)

Have a great rest of your week!

For the VPs and above people in this bowl. Do you feel like associates have it “easy” now days compared to when you were associates?

Hey all,

My MD at a European EB (small U.S. presence—I’m the only Associate 2 here) asked me for a 2025 bonus benchmark for top-tier IB roles. My fixed comp is $210k, and my MD wants to push for me to have the max… more

How often do you guys see people get fired? Feel like I remember seeing people break into IB that were definitely not the most “intelligent” it makes me wonder if IB really has objectively hard work o… more

Hi! Does anyone work in Syndications (not syndicate) or syndicated finance or loan syndications? If so, would you mind having a quick chat with me about your job? I’d like to learn more about the role and have so… more

It’s Friday night and I am just wrapping up for the week. I hate my job.

Curious to know from other Morgan Stanley employees what was their bonus for 2024; or how is the bonus calculated at the Firm?

Currently in transaction services (Manager) and pursuing investment banking. Have offers to join a boutique M&A firm and PwCs corp finance team. Which is a better stepping stone into IB? Comp at B… more

I’m in final rounds at MUFG. Does anyone have any insight on it? I’m kind of in a tough situation and need to move fast so if this comes through i would most likely accept

Investment analyst with 3+ years' experience in private equity & debt advisory. Executed over £380m in mid-market transactions, leading cross-border deals (modelling, IMs, negotiations), who i… more

Is the following compensation good for a hedge fund career at the age of 32 in NYC?
• 2 years of work experience in hedge funds
• 1 year at OpenAI with a PhD in Electrical Engineering
• $200k base sal… more

IB is a lonely job, I feel isolated

Anyone successfully transitioned from life sciences industry - ER - IBD or just industry - IBD? Trying to thread an incredibly thin needle to step into finance and looks to be a near impossible task. … more

Thoughts on RBC in the US? Have an interview coming up for an IB analyst role

Hi all,

I am interviewing and in final rounds for a role in capital mkts at MUFG in NYC. Can someone provide opinions on culture, deal flow, work hours, coworkers etc?

Thanks!

I’m in Healthcare M&A at a BB, and I feel like I don’t fully grasp the context of what I do. I’m so caught up executing the details (comps, formulas, charts) that I don’t spend enough time underst… more

Anyone successfully transitioned from credit risk to private credit (London specific)? Any tips on networking/ making your CV stand out to recruiters?

What is your opinion on dating your coworker? I don’t love my firm all that much so I don’t mind if I have to look elsewhere.

Did someone transfer from transaction services/ corporate finance team of a big four to IB? I would love some guidance

London based - M&A strategy team (ACA qualified) trying to transition into IB (Associate - mm / boutique).

Focus on CDD, carve-out (op model, cost base + value creation) and ODDs. Have led / worked on 25+ dea… more

If you can start all over again, would you still be in this field? I am burnt out and feel like I have wasted my youth years for this stupid job.

Who is looking to transition out of IB this year? If so, do you have a plan to do something else?

Has anyone ever heard of Ontra? If so, would your deal teams be willing to use the service for NDAs?

How do I get access to IBD's analyst training manual? I'm not in buy but would love to read. I came across a training manual, but thats abotu 15 years old. Lot has changed since then.

Hi all, I’ve spent 11 years in FP&A and Strategic Finance, leading businesses from $80M to $6B in revenue and managing $50M to $1B in spend. I’ve led 4+ M&A deals and raised $300M+ in debt and… more

I hate my life. I’m depressed. This industry is full of crazy people and I just don’t identify with this anymore

I’ve had it so rough I’m literally thinking of quitting every single day. Hate this life, hate everything about it but I spent so much time trying to get in, I can’t just leave after 8 months. What sh… more

Trojan Horse 8 or ♾️

I am a third year associate at a small boutique (DCM) , and my bank (NY-based) makes me print and bind presentations to save money, pays little annual bonus, and gives no increment - while major fees go to sr. ma… more

Is it ok to do your Analyst 1 year at one bank and A2 at another one ? Goal is to move to PE. Am I going to be seen as a job hopper ?

dm for a referral

Screw this job

Looking for a Finance Internship in Paris

Hi everyone, I’m a master’s student in Paris looking for a finance internship starting in April. I'm interested in financial data management, corporate finance, or ban… more

My headhunter call lasted about ten minutes, is that bad? She went through questions v quickly to see where I stood in my process

Do you have a good relationship with your MD? I recently switched firms and I swear my new MD hates me. I’m not sure why or what I need to do to get on his good side.

Our head honchos want each of us committing 10-12 hours each weekend on deal work but then also ask us to come to the office 5 days a week. Isn’t this a bit unreasonable? The one-way drive for most of… more