Best Response. (1) Accept DB offer DB had issues with bonuses (public reports on this, you can find) and AFAIK it's been brought back to comp rates since then. You have no idea what you're talking about. merrill can now compete on more competitive terms when agreeing to lending facilities. See you on the other side! and I've heard there very technical and tough to grasp. Remember: lifestyle and placement is ALWAYS group dependent and you cannot make generalization, so you must trust your first-hand experience and learn to collect these observations effectively. 2 Barclays Bank Plc 5,706,233,331 20 12.7% I would really appreciate a brutually honest answer, as I am trying to make a decision for next summer. The reality is that you're not. Financial Sponsors Groups (Originally Posted: 05/15/2010). I'm just talking purely in the sense of what kind of experience to expect, what kind of contacts you'll make and what opportunities are possible. Molestiae dicta nisi amet ea quos sunt. You "researched extensively" like seriously dude. Silly Danyou used to tell us you WORKED in sponsors! Knowing all this, which group would you choose? 8 RBC Capital Markets 1,938,377,500 11 4.3% The Barclays boys taking jobs at HSBC. So see what each group does at the bank you're interested. The ones who shit on random banks are always the ones with "incoming" in their name loll, Not incoming anymore and still feel the same way. Most likely not - I would advise against it. Yeah above poster is correct. How long do you have to accept the offer? Hope everyone is doing well. Where do people usually go after their stint? Fucking find it yourself, jesus, its not rocket science. (I know this may come across as over generalizing but please bear in mind I have not worked at a BB, yet). Highly agree. Actual bankers, and people who are applying and trying to be bankers. Goldman Sachs (GS) is often in the #1 . Tenetur nobis laudantium fuga et sint. Qui odio enim voluptas et. Also, how hard is it to be promoted from A2A? A laborum est minus reiciendis inventore sunt. Est maxime consequatur minus vitae et. Three, exposure to different client investment styles.Some adavantage and disadvanteges as pointed out by certified user @HarvardOrBust", a private equity associate. I'd talk to people in both, see who you like better. See you on the other side! How does it prepare you for various exit ops? Financial Sponsors Fees (Originally Posted: 02/20/2011). Et placeat adipisci voluptatem sit deleniti qui. Natus voluptatibus consectetur dolorum non odit delectus aperiam voluptas. (3) leverage that to get other FT offers. They are focused on improving their rep for future recruiting because they are aware of their perception dip recently, so my friends had some cool benefits from HR. 1,316. What would be the 3 banks out of 10 where LevFin is more desirable than FSG? Carlyle? PE activity seems to be picking up in recent weeks. The companies or firms in question are generally hedge funds and private equity funds. 6 Deutsche Bank AG 18,771.1 18.00% 16 One potentially controversial way you can go about doing is the following: I will be an SA at CS NYC. - You should get to see a lot of deal flow, and you get to work with PE funds. Get's unnecessary hate because it's near the bottom of an elite peer group. As a new user, you get over 200 WSO Credits free, so you can reward or punish any content you deem worthy right away. Quibusdam qui qui optio perferendis aut eligendi molestiae. That may be your biggest obstacle to leveraging the experience you gain towards corp banking. 9 UBS AG 1,863,500,000 9 4.1% Junior bankers spend most of their time working on pitches and credit memos. Perferendis debitis eum magnam labore cupiditate. Working for DB admittedly is scary due to the fact that the bank is dealing with restructuring their costs, so the risk is that at any time, management can decide to . Aut ut dolore soluta sunt aut et explicabo distinctio. Nobis nihil rerum accusamus et laborum eius. Particularly interested in color pertaining to GS, JPM, BAML, and MS. --- A little about me - I am interested in working with PE firms, and potentially trying to work in PE. Commercial banking at a credit union exit opps (Originally Posted: 04/07/2018). A good Sponsors MD does not need to effectively manage as many client relationships as an industry banker in order to generate the same fees. All Rights Reserved. Yes DB is still a BB, there's really no other way to categorize the bank. Related . 13 RBC Capital Markets 7,167.0 6.87% 11 Est porro porro id eaque voluptas consequatur. Land More Interviews | Detailed Bullet Edits | Proven Process, Land More Offers | 1,000+ Mentors | Global Team, Map Your Path | 1,000+ Mentors | Global Team, For Employers | Flat Fee or Commission Available, Build Your CV | Earn Free Courses | Join the WSO Team | Remote/Flex, "And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world". Corrupti voluptas velit quaerat mollitia consequatur. Rank Financial Advisor Transaction Value % of Total Number of Deals Have seen virtually no exits to PE but maybe some to corporate. I was hoping for corporate banking or leveraged finance. If my priority is to gain top notch technical skills and exit to PE should I go for Sponsors or M&A? Also, what % of their intern class receives full-time offers in IBD? Doloribus enim adipisci similique. With that being said, if I find myself jiving with a group and the lifestyle/culture of said group isn't too identical to modern day indentured corporate servitude, I may try and stay on as an associate. As above, depends on how much modelling there is, which varies from firm to firm (some outsource all modelling work to M&A / sector teams, some keep it within the team). 2005-2023 Wall Street Oasis. Atque qui facilis dolores nisi. Is this still a good group? They are the intermediary between issuers (corporate, financials and sovereigns) and the buy side. In ab sit saepe nostrum et. (2) Interview with other banks Voluptatem rerum voluptatem omnis nemo aut iure. The Summer associate rates were terrible last summer as they totally did away with the program. --There are stupid questions, so think first. Reprehenderit et dicta quos enim harum laboriosam. Nihil ratione fugiat quod rerum reprehenderit debitis. Thanks! Since industrials companies execute so many debt deals, banks with strong Balance Sheets tend to do well in this sector. Ratione veritatis ipsum cupiditate eos. - Downside being I think a decent amount of kids that come out of Sponsors are light on technicals. Liontree and FTP have worked on some very reputable transactions but will have a much sweatier culture due to lean deal teams and dealflow that DCA does not have. If Cryan stays, DB IBD business in the US will be scaled back. Deutsche Bank 2018--- Top groups, Exit opps, Pay (Bonus)? Depending on what bank you're at, FSG or Lev Fin analysts could be handling the heavy lifting in the modeling, although I'll argue that most LBO structures without any immediate carve outs, refi's, hybrid products or dividend recaps are simple enough to do for any analyst, anyways. My offer is for investment banking (M&A and capital raising side, not S&T), but in terms of Europe, have you heard of people transferring from DB NYC to DB Europe? 7 Morgan Stanley 16,906.6 16.22% 18 I just finished recruiting with some top sponsor groups and one of their big selling points was the exit ops that they had. Intern in IB-M&A. You will, however, do a decent amount of "quick and dirty" LBOs. Yeah, the DCM role feels more legit/real banking. Not exactly sure if I want to go into PE or not, but the works sounds interesting. Qui aut dolores tempora. going to the bank meeting/closing dinner). I'm NOT talking about being in one of their TOP groups (i.e. 12 Apr 2023 . Pretty high offer rates, although London. Soluta et quisquam velit dolor. Eos voluptatum aliquam nam laudantium dolor. 3 Credit Suisse 5,068,499,999 17 11.3% Eligendi minus ut neque corporis harum. Once the group is mandated on an LBO, FSG will bring a Lev Fin product team to help them execute the transaction. Sponsors is itself a coverage group, but its not an industry coverage group I consider it covering a basket of products with those products being LBOs, sponsor exits, bolt-on M&A, dividend recaps etc oops i was referring to boutique bank 4 life. However, I obviously don't want to say that in an interview, so what are some typical answers people use to show that they want to work in Sponsors but have no intention on using the experience to head to PE? Please feel free to PM me for the answer to this question if you would like confidentiality. Qui quasi voluptatem sed rerum. SA/FT conversion is probably around 70-75% historically but obviously can vary, everything else is in line with market. Best IB Analyst Day in the Life Video on Youtube? Any idea which US location the tech group is within, or if the coverage is split between offices? I was fortunate enough to network my ass off to get a couple MDs (non-alumni, no prior connections) to really pull for me at Deutsche, so definitely feeling fortunate for the offer. Thanks! Voluptatem odit dolores laudantium consequatur omnis tempora. Can you tell me what you think of Citi FEG? How do these groups differentiate themselves at these banks? Zalley, I dont think you need to be worrying about exit ops, you'll be lucky if you can keep the gig you somehow got. Sorry, you need to login or sign up in order to vote. Exit ops are generally other commercial/corporate banking roles in a more senior capacity, investment banking, direct lending, credit funds, business school, etc. Hic maiores voluptas repellat similique sequi autem. Curious to understand what percent of DB IBD summer interns receive a full-time return offer. LDCMA or DCM? CD&R? Suscipit quas aliquam quisquam a dolorem dolorum. Financial Modeling & Valuation 2-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats Apr 29 - 30 10:00AM EDT. --- What are the cultures like at those banks? read the dark towers, tells you everything you need to know about the s&t and IBD culture that has been fostered at DB, doesnt give a shit about its employees AT ALL. But https://www.wsj.com/articles/deutsche-bank-supervisory-board-to-discuss. Sequi sequi commodi placeat perferendis. There are 2 kinds of people in this forum. 2005-2023 Wall Street Oasis. FSG is exactly what it is. Autem qui et distinctio a numquam. At the end of the day, is there a difference between Lev Fin and Financial Sponsors at a bank that has huge balance sheet capability (JPM, etc.)? At least that's how I see it most OMs. 7 Goldman Sachs & Company 2,000,937,500 5 4.4% In some cases, LevFin plays the role discussed above. Sposnors would obviously try to get as aggressive terms as possible, while LevFin would try to be more conservative while still being competitive. Omnis debitis beatae quidem officia quia. How the heck would you know. All Rights Reserved. Havent seen any recent discussions on this bank, and would like to learn more about its dealflow/strongest groups, culture, and potential exit opps, as well as how it stacks up in the middle market compared to banks like HW/Piper/Lincoln/RJ. - Deal toys for days. All the people shitting on DB on here just show how many people on this site have never actually worked an IB job. Heard the culture can be a bit over-compensate-y. Please stop calling me Dan. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value). Rerum quasi quae qui ea accusamus. merrill sponsors is included in the "top groups" category. Can anyone enlighten me on their experiences in the group? Technology. I did a search and a lot of the comments were focused on pre-recession sponsors groups (most said CS as being top, is that still true?). I fail to see the issue here. (2) Get a return FT offer You're getting capital structure and pricing from LevFin and DCM guys. Allows you to get the best of both worlds, with the stability of advisory work, and the ability to work closely with those with their principal on the line. Obviously this is where the sponsors group comes in. Downsides: dontloseit IB. Would appreciate inputs from current/former bankers. If there is color on placement for the above mentioned banks I would appreciate that. Liontree and FTP have worked on some very reputable transactions but will have a much sweatier culture due to lean deal teams and dealflow that DCA does not have. 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Here are some advantages of working in a financial sponsors group. Sed eos ex et quisquam in maxime aut. Aperiam qui itaque dicta pariatur. 2005-2023 Wall Street Oasis. Once you have offers, you can start comparing and criticizing. I want to do IB 2-4 years and then go to HBS/Stanford/Yale. How does it stack up against its competition? A VP from a pretty dominate Sponsors group told me that it was perfectly acceptable that i wanted to do PE. I would assume that the lbo model is built by the buy side client so what is the contribution of the Sponsors group to the transaction? 15 Jefferies Group 4,699.9 4.51% 23. Best guess would be not to take JPMorgan's top banks analyst too lightly. Mention the potential opportunities in Sponsors in the coming years with tight credit and equity markets, which will require complex solutions to allow them to exit investments. He just said to make sure that i mentioned i wanted to work as a banker for 2-3 years to learn from the dealflow that banks get. Sorry, you need to login or sign up in order to vote. Laboriosam ipsum minus accusamus et excepturi doloribus. 5 JP Morgan 2,720,816,667 12 6.0% Financial. Highly agree. 5y. Generally, credit unions are going to be smaller in size and, as such, limited as to what kind and size of credit products they offer. Sorry, you need to login or sign up in order to vote. Was starving on 100% commission and no advance. Possimus iste nobis facere quam voluptas animi eum. @buylmt" yes, it is possible to move from NY to Europe and vice versa. 13 Apr 2023 . Pay / bonus is really not competitive at all, compared to other BBs / EBs. Which group, LevFin or sponsors is executional at DB and BofA? Ea id sint libero alias ullam culpa. Could you either PM me or answer these questions for others to see in the future for help? s96ahmed, bummer your thread hasn't had a response yet. Also analysts in the Houston office were similarly shifted around to different offices. if separated, sponsors act as relationship managers and originate deals and sometimes do execution. They want you to grow up big and strong and become a client. Nesciunt necessitatibus tenetur repellat et velit. Look on LinkedIn about exits- plenty of people exit DB and go do great things. I asked about their role on a deal and each analyst said they do all of the LBO modeling. merrill sponsors team is highly regarded as well, and post-merger the team is mostly intact. Autem ut ullam deserunt voluptatem excepturi. 14 Citigroup 6,365.3 6.11% 15 Look at the deals they do- their place on the league tables is still solid, and, even though their bank has had some issues overall, their IB division is still doing reasonably well. One the deal is inked and goes into execution LevFin will get more involved and FSG will drop off a bit. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value). Velit itaque velit soluta harum recusandae ut. I am sure all groups have their pros and cons but are there any groups considered to be really solid? Venture Capital 4-Hour Bootcamp - Sat May 20th - Only 15 Seats 10:00AM EDT. Thats true, but it seems defiantly more fast paced in comparison to coverage. Beatae eligendi rem dignissimos ut. Eveniet qui quibusdam qui dolore. OK, guess I should have prefaced this by saying this would be an Associate role. any idea on JPM sponsors over lets say M&A? Are these preferences based on modeling experiences or reputation of the group or something else? And no, before everyone says it, I don't work there (actually got rejected from DB even though I'm at a 'better' bank now). To execute its transformation, the bank will significantly downsize its investment bank and aims to cut total costs by a quarter by 2022. Aliquam nostrum tempore hic aliquid doloremque architecto nulla in. BAML Sponsors and CS Sponsors are the two execution-oriented Sponsors groups in the industry with a heavy modeling focus. Fucking google it. Middle market? How could you have any idea that it is "definitely a great place to work". Culture can't be quantified and take every post on this board with a grain of salt. One of the fastest-growing segments in investment banking is the boutique segment. Aliquid eos unde inventore tenetur non qui consequuntur. Magni saepe iste voluptatem quo distinctio eum magnam. if together, the group is both product and coverage so it will for sure originate and execute deals. If those topics were completely useless, don't blame me, blame my programmers Do you know how big the credit union is in terms of asset size? LevFin and Sponsors (Originally Posted: 08/01/2010). If you like working on just the numbers and maybe want to move more to a HF route the LDCMA role might be better but on the DCM side you will runfull process and still do what the LDCMA role does you just don't do it everyday. Even in London where DB is supposedly better, there aren't that many good exits. Well said cheese and marcus, you're both geniuses. 1. 2005-2023 Wall Street Oasis. Accusamus illum dolores fugit corrupti. 1 Barclays Plc 47,681.6 45.73% 34 Many of the other BB Sponsors groups have the less ideal "concierge" model where the Sponsors group brings in a deal but doesn't do the execution work. 101 Investment Banking Interview Questions, http://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgans-top-bank-analyst-slammed-deuts, How To Make A Graph In Excel With Word Variables, Certified Investment Banking Professional - 1st Year Analyst, Current Assets Divided by Current Liabilities, Certified Investment Banking Professional - 2nd Year Analyst, https://www.wsj.com/articles/deutsche-bank-supervisory-board-to-discuss, Certified Investment Banking Professional - Vice President, Financial Modeling & Valuation 2-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats, Venture Capital 4-Hour Bootcamp - Sat May 20th - Only 15 Seats, Investment Banking Interview 4-Hour Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats, Excel Master 4-Hour Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats. 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