Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list.

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But let’s start with my favorite topic: “ranking” banks, schools, and maybe a TV series or three. Q: Now that the Credit Suisse investment banking division is being spun off , will CS no longer be considered a bulge bracket? And most of the core topics have been covered to death. Bank, School, Dragon, and TV Rankings.

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Brian DeChesare

MARCH 2, 2022

Unfortunately, this topic is tricky to discuss because “off-cycle” means something different in Europe vs. the U.S. You’ll still spend a good chunk of time on the process, but you will not need to know technical topics in the same depth. vs. elsewhere, and it also differs at different types of banks.

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 22, 2022

I published an article on this topic of investment banking in New York vs. Chicago vs. San Francisco vs. Los Angeles vs. Houston vs. other cities a long time ago – but a fair amount has changed since then: Remote / hybrid work means that some of the advantages and disadvantages of different cities are more nebulous.

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 10, 2022

You do not need to be an “expert” in the technical details of oil & gas, but you should know the following topics: The different verticals and how the business models, drivers, and risk factors differ. Valuation , especially the NAV Model for Upstream companies and the slightly different metrics and multiples (keep reading).

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