Coffee Break with Alexander Dibelius, Managing Partner of CVC Capital Partners

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by Bocconi Students PE Club - January 2, 2020January 6, 20200

By Tom Cordes Initially posted on the BSPEC blog I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Alexander Dibelius, managing partner of CVC Capital Partners. Dr. Dibelius holds a Ph.D. in medicine and practiced as a heart surgeon for several years. After that, he transitioned to McKinsey where he quickly rose to the

Interview with: Big 5 Commercial Banking New Grad – Interest Rates, Hours

by Karl - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190

Where do commercial bankers usually take clients? Personally, not a lot of knowledge about that – it’s almost always the account manager that does all the wining and dining. I am aware that it’s quite common to get valued clients in the box seats of a hockey game. The account manager

Interview with: Big 5 Commercial Banking New Grad – Getting In, Training & Orientation, The Role

by Karl - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190

How many commercial banking new grads are hired every year by the Canadian banks? In short, it varies. I know that CIBC and TD hire under 10 people per year. But on average, about 10 – 15 people per year. However, there is some occasional year-round/off-cycle hiring when someone quits/get promoted,

Coffee Break with Vincenzo Gazzaneo from Oxy Capital

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by Bocconi Students PE Club - September 29, 2019January 10, 20200

By Camilla Cameroni Oxy Capital is a Private Equity firm that was founded in Portugal in 2011 and employs a global workforce of more than 30 professionals. The Milan office was opened in 2014 and currently operates with a team of 12 professionals – of which include the 3 founding partners

Interview With A Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banker – Part II

by Karl - December 9, 2018December 9, 20180

What sector is interesting right now? Oil and gas. Despite the current oil price environment (which is very bad), you are actually seeing a fair bit of consolidation in the space because of the efficiencies of scale in the space. The oil prices are low and there is a lot of uncertainty right

Interview with a Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banker – Part I

by Karl - December 9, 2018December 9, 20180

Why does everyone want to do M&A? M&A is probably the most flexible group in terms of exit opportunities and gives you the broadest and most technical experience. You will get the most modelling experience in M&A, but I would caveat that it is not as interesting as people seem to think

Interview with Sales & Trading Associate in Hong Kong

by Karl - November 11, 2018November 14, 20180

What sales and trading capabilities do the Big 5 Canadian banks have in Asia? Generally, Canadian banks have very lean operations in Asia. The biggest player in Asia would be Scotiabank, with an onshore presence in many countries - Scotia is Canada's most international bank. Scotiabank has the widest range of capabilities;

Interview with an Oil & Gas Investment Banker: Part III

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by Karl - October 8, 2018October 13, 20180

Interview conducted with an oil and gas investment banking associate in the Global Energy and Power/Natural Resources Group of a major investment bank This interview ended up being excessive so we have cut it into 3 components to avoid reader exhaustion Read Part I Read Part II Do you need an oil and gas