<p>Does anyone KNOW/HAVE the Net Income/Revenue rank of the biggest I-Banks? Im trying to apply for an internship soon, and want to know the best and biggest firms available.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Goldman Sachs, Merill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Bear Sterns, JP Morgan (although JP Morgan and Bear Sterns are under JP Morgan)</p>
<p>and I'm pretty sure I'm missing out on alot of other ones..... lazard and deutsche and some international banks</p>
<p>UBS too....</p>
<p>In case you haven't noticed, net income and revenue fluctuate wildly from quarter to quarter, year to year.</p>
<p>If you just want to know what the biggest banks and advisory firms are:</p>
<p>Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, UBS and Deutsche Bank. These are by no means the only ones worth working for though. Some smaller ones which are well respected are Rothschild, Greenhill, Lazard, and a bunch of others that I can't remember. </p>
<p>Bear Stearns is basically gone, and anyone who was overweight in Bear stock got basically wiped out (for example, Bear employees whose savings were in Bear stock rather than properly diversified). Some people think it will come back, but then again some people think Elvis will come back too...</p>
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Does anyone KNOW/HAVE the Net Income/Revenue rank of the biggest I-Banks? Im trying to apply for an internship soon, and want to know the best and biggest firms available.</p>
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<p>The biggest firms are not the best firms. Bear was one of the big five BB firms, and look at what happened. I would much rather work at a small firm such as Greenhill/Evercore/Lazard than at BofA IBD or Citi IBD (both of which are huge) for example.</p>
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<p>This is the first I have heard of Bear coming back. Especially because the deal just closed, and Bear has officially become no more.</p>
<p>That's what I mean. I was implying that the probability of Bear coming back is roughly equal to the probability of Elvis returning to earth (from his alien space ship).</p>
<p>I read on the internet that Elvis never died...</p>
<p>Elvis never died, he just went back home, according to Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black.</p>
<p>look at what really matters...the deal tables.</p>
<p>Right, because deal tables matter for top banks that make the majority of their money from S&T. :roll:</p>
<p>I think the point is to look at what's important to you, whether that's S&T revenue or M&A transactions. At my firm, league tables are the end all be all and a lot of clients feel the same.</p>
<p>At the risk of sounding like a douchebag, if you're asking this question, something tells me you're not going to receive an interview with any bulge bracket firm...</p>
<p>Seriously. I'd much rather work for Evercore or Lazard than Citi or UBS. Bigger does not mean better in banking.</p>
<p>nodnard can you specify why? Are they better hours/salary or what?</p>
<p>Evercore and Lazard are more respected names than Citi and UBS within the industry. Your hours will be horrible regardless and your salary will be relatively high regardless.</p>
<p>Just go to Vault and do some research there.</p>
<p>Revenue and overall income are not things you should be looking at - the driving factors of the bank bottom lines differs from firm to firm. You should be seeking name, prestige, deal flow. Focus more on what group/division you want, then apply to all of them.</p>
<p>Lazard and Evercore barely interview anyone - I didn't get an interview with them, but got one with every BB - I have no idea how to get on their interview list, but the experience they give you is likely not any better than a BB.</p>
<p>Also check out management consulting (plug for my own career path).</p>
<p>No don't tell them that! There's already enough applicants for the top firms haha</p>