Bonuses for mergers and acquisitions and capital markets staff in Hong Kong are expected to fall by at least 50% this year, and some could end up with nothing following a freeze in stock market listings. Reports said that Morgan […]
Tag: M&A
Summer interns are disguising banks’ job cuts
Given the collapse in revenues across M&A, and equity and debt capital markets this year compared to last, the general expectation is there will be job cuts. They might not be big job cuts – David Solomon at Goldman Sachs said yesterday […]
IBD analyst pay: The juniors still waiting for a raise
As summer bonuses loom into view, juniors in some investment banking divisions are hopeful. Away from M&A, it’s been a difficult year in investment banking, but recruiters say juniors are still as much in demand as ever and that they […]
24-year-old M&A bankers still horribly demanding
When UBS let go of a few equity capital markets (ECM) bankers last month, it wasn’t just senior staff who were cast adrift. The Swiss bank isn’t commenting, but sources say there are now clusters of former UBS ECM associates looking […]
War in Ukraine means M&A bankers suddenly look precarious
It was good while it lasted. Following last year’s epic year for M&A, dealmaking in 2022 is suddenly looking a lot more uncertain, particularly in Europe. Before last night, banks were already indicating that M&A activity in 2022 was likely […]
Evercore’s secret appeal: pay last year averaged $755k per person
It’s not easy to get into Evercore. The boutique M&A firm has some of the hardest interviews in banking, according to Wall Street Oasis. The implication is that Evercore is in no hurry to offer its jobs to any old body. […]
Questions you will always encounter in an M&A interview. And how to answer them
2020 has been a tough year for mergers and acquisitions bankers, as Covid 19 has put deals on hold and travel bans have confined rainmakers to peddle their charm to clients on endless Zoom calls, rather than taking them to the […]
BNP Paribas recrute pour renforcer sa banque d’investissement à l’international
BNP Paribas cherche à étoffer ses effectifs de managing directors alors qu’elle renforce ses capacités en fusions et acquisitions. Très en vue durant la crise sanitaire, la banque de la rue d’Antin s’est fortement mobilisée durant le premier trimestre pour […]
How COVID-19 Is Shaping the Global M&A Outlook By Goldman Sachs
After a decade-long bull run, mergers and acquisition activity slowed sharply earlier this year as global economies came to a halt. But there are signs of life in the M&A market as countries start to reopen, according to Michael Carr, Dusty Philip and Gilberto […]
This year’s bonus season is going to be a nasty fight
Very few of us will ever be called to the table for the ultimate high-stakes poker game that is the high-level committee which divides up divisional bonus pools in a major investment bank. But nearly everyone in investment banking is […]