Interview with: Big 5 Commercial Banking New Grad – Interest Rates, Hours Canada Commercial Banking Credit Interview Series 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 Canada Commercial Banking Interview Series 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,
Hong Kong Protests and Investing Fallout China Hong Kong by Matt - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190 Happy New Year. Hong Kong as a Financial Capital Due to the disproportionate coverage of the current social disruption in Hong Kong being the tip of the iceberg for cooling U.S.-China relations, investors are curious about what this means in terms of China as an investable market. As well, our readers are
Brexit and the UK real estate market Europe by Bocconi Students PE Club - December 21, 2019December 31, 20190 By Egée O’Neill and Fanni Varkoly Initially posted on the BSPEC blog In June 2016, the result of the Brexit referendum shocked the market: stocks plummeted, and the British pound dropped to a 31-year low. Three and a half years later, the UK’s withdrawal has been delayed three times, and many buyers
Growth Investing: The Link between VC and PE Venture Capital by Bocconi Students PE Club - December 21, 2019January 8, 20200 By Francesco Marino and Giacomo Coriani Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Growth stage private equity is an asset class that stands at the intersection between venture capital and buyout deals. As opposed to venture capital, which targets start-ups that still have an undeveloped business model, growth equity backs companies in established
The Limited Partnership and LP Agreement Explained The Law by Bocconi Students PE Club - November 28, 2019January 9, 20200 By Vittorio Lavioso and Alexandre Burtonboy Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Disclaimer: the purpose of this article is to provide the reader with a basic framework to understand what a LPA is and how it works. This article is in no way to be considered as a legal opinion on the
Who Makes the Most Money – Investment Banking, Private Equity or Hedge Funds? Asset Management by Matt - November 27, 2019November 27, 20190 Most finance undergrads have heard that the ideal path is going from a top-tier investment bank to a top-tier private equity firm, making partner and then making tens of millions of dollars. Actually, undergrads only think about the first two steps – Morgan Stanley M&A à Blackstone Private Equity They do
The Abraaj Group Scandal Case Study by Bocconi Students PE Club - November 20, 2019January 9, 20200 By Dorina Barna and Jakob René Initially posted on the BSPEC blog The Abraaj Group, a Dubai-based private equity firm, is a narrative of success turned dark comedy. Founded by Arif Naqvi, Abraaj became one of the most influential emerging-market buy-out firms after 16 years of operations with more than $14 billion
Salesforce making moves in the CRM industry with recent acquisition of Tableau Technology by Brandon - November 17, 2019November 17, 20190 World’s #1 CRM and #1 analytics platform come together to supercharge customers’ digital transformations Combination to accelerate Salesforce’s opportunity in the $1.8 trillion digital transformation space On June 10th, 2019, Salesforce announced they would be acquiring Tableau for $15.7B in an all stock deal. Class A and Class B shares of Tableau
List of Chinese Investment Banks & Financial Institutions Lists by Matt - November 15, 2019January 1, 20210 Unfortunately Chinese investment banks do not really take cold calls. Either you have guanxi (your dad is someone important in the Han elite) or you get in through the front door with a prestigious school, excellent grades in a quantitative discipline and fluent Mandarin Chinese. Prestigious schools include Ivy League schools