Bank Guides

Know the bank before you walk in.

A scouting report on every major investment bank. History, leadership, live share price and market cap, where it ranks in the M&A, DCM and ECM league tables, and the exact questions candidates report being asked when they interview there.

Bulge Bracket

8 banks

The global full-service banks that do the biggest deals across every product and region.

Goldman SachsThe most prestigious name on the Street.$1042.63▲0.5%Account

Morgan StanleyAdvisory pedigree meets a wealth management machine.$218.38▲0.3%Account

JPMorganThe fortress balance sheet that also wins the deals.$363.11▼0.6%Account

Bank of AmericaMain Street scale powering a top tier corporate bank.$64.09▼1.1%Account

CitiThe world's most global bank, mid turnaround.$138.73▲0.8%Account

BarclaysBritain's global bank with real Wall Street teeth.$28.09▲0.2%Account

Deutsche BankEurope's flagship bank, back on stable ground.$38.38▼0.3%Account

UBSThe world's largest wealth manager, now with Credit Suisse folded in.$53.73▼0.4%Account

Elite Boutiques

8 banks

Advisory-only firms that punch far above their size on the marquee M&A and restructuring mandates.

Centerview PartnersBoutique M&A with bulge-bracket mandates and top-of-Street pay.PrivateAccount

EvercoreThe independent advisory heavyweight.$312.43▲4.2%Account

LazardTwo centuries of advisory pedigree, plus a top asset manager.$45.49▲4.5%Account

Moelis & CompanyKen Moelis's global advisory challenger.$70.38▲6.2%Account

PJT PartnersRestructuring's heavyweight, plus Park Hill fund advisory.$178.86▲4.8%Account

Perella Weinberg PartnersAdvisory craftsmanship from Wall Street veterans.$18.00▲4.3%Account

Greenhill (Mizuho)The original pure advisory boutique, now Mizuho's M&A arm.PrivateAccount

Allen & CompanyThe secretive media and tech dealmaker behind Sun Valley.PrivateAccount

More coming: middle-market and regional banks. Share price + market cap update through the trading day; league tables are refreshed each quarter.