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0 Deferring Exam, Internship? OFF 0 2m
+65 Which PE firms are on the rise? PE 81 3m
0 What to do if you sense you're under-performing / first to go upon a layoff? IB 0 3m
+10 MS Layoff Wave Next Week IB 9 5m
+39 BOFA ALREADY TRYING TO COVER UP THEIR TRACKS IB 5 19m
+13 I have 3 offers. One from a Singapore based private equity firm’s office in my country, one from an Art Startup and one from a real strategy consulting firm JOB 5 19m
+9 How much money will I earn in the best case? JOB 1 19m
+12 Drawn out processes in Toronto? IB 9 32m
0 Asset managers going down hill… PE 0 37m
+7 Campbell Lutyens SA 25 IB 44 38m
+28 BofA FIG IB 6 41m
+5 LP to placement agent? PE 9 43m
0 Pref equity shops PE 0 46m
+1 Pro-Palestine protest IB 3 50m
+3 What salary can I expect at large LO as research associate? HF 5 55m
+6 Private Credit Mentoring JOB 0 55m
0 Chicago real estate IB groups? (Not CBRE/JLL) IB 2 1h
+7 Perella layoffs? IB 18 1h
+333 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse OFF 51 1h
0 Where Would You Rank The "Noveau" BBs (JEF/RBC/BMO/BNP/HSBC)? IB 3 1h
0 M&A IB 2 1h
+523 BofA Associate death? IB 20 1h
+24 JP Morgan Investment Banking Analyst Diversified Toronto CA IB 78 1h
+4 orfe 3.8 vs econ 3.9+ IB 11 1h
+6 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin BSCH 1 1h
0 UBS 2024 Lev Fin/LCM FT IB 0 1h
+15 Emory, UVA, or Tufts BSCH 30 1h
0 BofA Palo Alto - overtime to interns? IB 0 1h
+1 BAML Internal Mobility? Corporate Banking to IB IB 2 1h
+39 "Broccoli Haircut" in Investment Banking Inappropriate? FASH 7 2h
0 How many deals are you looking at per year PE 0 2h
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? PE 9 2h
+6 Trying to make it from LATAM to UK PE/IB PE 0 2h
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+19 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? PE 5 2h
+6 Is it easier to make $1m/yr in IB or RE RE 9 2h
+6 Starwood SA 2025 RE 55 2h
0 LNG Scheduler Career path TR 0 2h
+168 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada IB 555 2h
+37 Punjabi Hip Hop hitting hard these days OFF 9 2h
+20 Debt Tranche Question I can't figure out IB 8 2h
+3 BAML M&A vs FIG IB 6 2h
+23 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad BSCH 11 2h
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0 Just had an interview with GS, and IB 0 3h
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+222 FINALLY LANDED A FUCKING OFFERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR SCSS 58 3h
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+149 Investment Banking US League Table YTD 2024 (FactSet) IB 84 3h
+9 Adderall Poll OFF 8 3h
0 Trying to Figure Out What Fund This Is HF 4 3h
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+154 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? PE 66 3h
+143 Big Layoff at Barclays - 5/1/24 IB 76 3h
+35 Actual Reputation of UBS Sponsors IB 17 3h
+33 why is there such widespread public finance slander? IB 27 3h
0 BofA associate passed away IB 0 3h
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking BSCH 0 3h
0 Wells Fargo IB Charlotte SA IB 0 4h
+118 Real Estate = complicated + underpaid RE 142 4h
+8 PJT strategic Advisory (structured products) IB 18 4h
+13 Warwick or Durham: which should I pick? IB 10 4h
+34 Washu a target school now. BSCH 52 4h
+148 Which PE Firms are going downhill? PE 124 4h
+3 How Specific Do You Have To Be To Headhunters? JOB 7 4h
+3 CORE Industrial Partners PE 8 4h
+31 Should I lateral ASAP? PE 11 4h
+95 Updated LA Banking Scene (2024) IB 69 4h
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+4 SMBC Timeline IB 15 5h
+5 IR Offer PE 4 5h
+20 Wells Fargo 2025 SA IB 54 5h
+338 Rise48 - video response to Real Deal article RE 226 5h
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0 TPG Real Estate - Culture, Comp, Hours, Etc...? RE 0 5h
+21 Recommend Pass for MM HF Case Study HF 6 5h
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+76 BofA SA 2025 IB 423 5h
+13 Are you making money these days? HF 9 5h
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+23 To my fellow Real Estate Bankers IB 10 6h
+43 Infra funds with best culture PE 62 6h
+53 I Burned Out But I'm Better Now... Avoid The Top 6 Mistakes I Made During My First 2 Months As a Private Equity Analyst OFF 9 6h
+5 how many people enter IB without ever having been on WSO? OFF 12 6h
0 PPE vs. Econ IB 0 6h
+9 High profile people you’ve met with at work OFF 0 6h
+270 Goldman SA 2025 IB 1,059 6h
0 WSO resume template still gold standard? IB 1 6h
0 Brasa Capital Management - Los Angeles Reputation RE 1 6h
0 FSG Group (US banks) IB 2 6h
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0 JPM Infra finance advisory model test IB 1 6h
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0 Ares PE & PC Investor Relations Team Insights PE 1 7h
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