Insights
From the hiring side.
Recruiting into investment banking in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. Written by the person who used to make the decision, with nothing softened.
Building Your Deal Sheet: Three Deals to Carry Into Any Interview
Three deals, chosen by role, compressed onto one page, deployed across the interview.
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The Warner Bros. Bidding War: How Contested Deals Actually Work
Perimeters, superior proposals, match rights and breakup fees, told through the Warner saga.
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SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic: How to Discuss the Mega IPOs
Growth against multiple against profitability, told through the listings of the cycle.
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Juggling Offers: Exploding Deadlines, Reneging and This Industry's Long Memory
Extensions, leverage used properly and the true cost of reneging.
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M&A Process Questions Candidates Never Prepare
The sell-side end to end, the documents glossary and the analyst's seat in each stage.
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LevFin: Capital Structure Answers From the Hiring Side
The debt stack in order and the how-much-debt framework the desk lives on.
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ECM and DCM: How the Desks Work and What They Ask
The IPO machine, the market read and the honest trade-offs of the desks.
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Restructuring: Why the Desk Is Busy and What It Tests
The fulcrum security, the waterfall and why the desk stays busy.
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FIG: Why Banks Are Valued Differently
Why the standard toolkit breaks on banks and the ROE logic that replaces it.
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Before Day One: the Excel and PowerPoint Checklist
The no-mouse standard, the colour conventions and what not to waste hours on.
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