Sample Day Series: Debt Private Placements Analyst
6 am: Wake up, check mail to see if there are any updates to a few pitches my managing director was presenting on his Europe trip. 7 – 8 am: Leave the apartment with earphones on, tuned in to the 7 am global DCM team update call. The flavor of the day is the Greek bailout and impending referendum. The teams from the UK and US mention how a few public bond deals were pulled due to the European turmoil and volatility. The conversation then turns to a few organizational changes
Business Valuation – The “little brother” of Investment Banking
Every investment banker has thought about quitting their job at some point. Brutal hours, brash culture, and “boring” non-technical work might be a few reasons why! For the bankers who opt to quit, joining a business valuation group might be a perfect choice. However, not much is known about IB’s “little brother.” This article will explain what Business Valuation or BVal is: What is BVal? Business valuation is a technical advisory analyst position that is typically found in i
Debt Private Placements 101
Believe it or not, vanilla investment grade debt capital markets can still come in different flavors—you have your publicly traded debt, and then you have your privately placed, unregistered debt. We are talking about debt that is primarily sold to institutional investors (majority are insurance firms, asset managers, and pension funds) and is, in many cases, unrated by major credit agencies. The ~60 billion USD industry has become more attractive in recent years as a way for
Networking your way to job and internship recruiting success as an international student
As international students, we have all at some point faced the odds stacked against us and the insurmountable task of mastering the dance of “recruiting”. Recruiting is essentially speed dating, wherein one interacts with multiple companies and hopefully gets out of the ordeal with an offer (albeit after a number of trip-ups and falls). However, more than the goal of an offer, recruiting has personally taught me the intricacies of networking—the experience allowed me to furth
