by meridith dennes | Mar 28, 2025 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities
For nearly 25 years, private equity has been the darling of Wall Street, consistently outperforming the stock market and attracting top talent with promises of eye-watering compensation. But the tides are turning, and this shift has major implications for anyone... 
by meridith dennes | Mar 26, 2025 | Exit Opportunities, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
The investment banking industry remains one of the most competitive and challenging career paths in finance. Whether you’re a college student targeting your first summer analyst position, an experienced professional affected by recent industry layoffs, or... 
by Frank Van Buren | Mar 1, 2025 | Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
Reaching—and Thriving—as a Managing Director on Wall Street If you asked a group of Managing Directors how they got to the top, most would admit they never could have predicted their exact career path. The reality is, very few relied on a step-by-step roadmap. What... 
by meridith dennes | Mar 1, 2025 | Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting
The investment banking industry has long operated on an unwritten rule: perform or perish. For Managing Directors who’ve navigated decades of market cycles, a different challenge emerges in their later career stages – one that has little to do with market... 
by meridith dennes | Jan 30, 2025 | Compensation, Exit Opportunities, Interviewing
Private Credit’s Talent War: Inside the Multi-Million Dollar Battle for Financial Talent in 2025 The private credit market, once a quiet corner of alternative investments, has emerged as one of Wall Street’s most competitive battlegrounds for talent. As... 
by meridith dennes | Aug 8, 2024 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is taking decisive action to address investment banking analyst retention and the increasingly aggressive recruitment by private equity firms, as revealed in offer letters to its 2025 analyst class. This move comes in response to the...