By Within the next few weeks, investment banks will start inviting their favourite applicants in for interviews. Full time analysts are typically interviewed first, with summer analysts usually interviewed from November onwards. If you’re going for a front office job, expect a grilling. Banks will be testing a combination of your industry knowledge, passion for the…
Today we have a guest post from a loyal reader who worked at a last summer and will be returning full-time this year. He has some additional tips for everyone about to start their / internships – these are great overall so I don’t have much to add, but I will throw in a few comments here and there so it looks like I did some work. “I did a 10-week internship at a…
Bmcdonagh@rwbaird.com Brian McDonagh is Co-Head of Baird’s Global Investment Banking business where he jointly oversees the firm’s global corporate finance and Mergers & Acquisitions activities. In addition, Brian is Co-Head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice, playing a senior role on many transactions involving Baird s key banking clients…
Head of FX Europe at BBVA A bank’s markets division, also known as its Treasury, is part of its wholesale banking business. It is a highly specialized area that seeks to meet institutional and corporate customers’ investment and risk coverage needs. The retail banking area serves individual customers and also receives support from the markets area to design and manage…
Our financial institutions group (“FIG”) is comprised of dedicated industry professionals with decades of domain expertise. Our FIG investment bankers work closely with clients to understand their goals and challenges and craft tailored, knowledge-based solutions to help them meet their strategic objectives. Combining deep industry expertise with dedicated senior-level…
About the Revel In 2006, an investment bank - Morgan Stanley - decided a 2 billion plus investment in an Atlantic City casino was good use of its (other peoples) money. It paid about $70 million for 20 acres of land in the middle of a bad neighborhood with bad streets and poor access on the northern end of the Atlantic City boardwalk. It hired a casino executive…
Companies in this industry underwrite, originate and maintain markets for clients issuing securities; they may also offer advisory services, help facilitate corporate mergers and other deals, or act as principals in buying or selling securities on a spread. Major companies include Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley (all based in the US), as well as Barclays…
Alan Li.Alan LiEver wonder what an investment banker actually does? If you ve ever heard terms like IPO or DCF tossed around without a clue as to what they mean — or speculated about 100-hour workweek horror stories and whether they could possibly be true, listen up. Alan Li, a former Goldman Sachs junior banker who just wrapped up his two-year analyst program…
