The tree hopping, tail swinging, pitchbook throwing, tequila drinking and dealbreaking life of an investment banking monkey.noreply@blogger.com (Investment Banking Monkey)Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:46:44 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com105125http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2011/08/untangling-ropes-of-investment-banking.htmlacquisiitionsBecoming an Investment Bankercorporate financemergersMon, 1 Aug 2011 03:34:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-1870278200020667104Investment banking has essentially developed coming from industries that spell the line of services offered in the banking and financial sector. Actually, this can be a area that's huge enough to determine how modern companies operate and financially thrive. Also, this area is continuing to grow into covering how institutions gather funds for business development and services provided by 0noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/12/investment-banking-interviews-do-you.htmlcareer adviceiBanking PrepInvestment banking interviewLiving the investment banking dreamSun, 12 Dec 2010 18:48:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-2457660361287073637So you didn’t graduate from Harvard, you have no family connections on Wall Street, and you have no relevant work experience whatsoever… but you still want to work in Investment Banking? Do you have an ice sickles chance in hell of landing a job? Surprisingly enough, it turns out you actually still might have a shot. Recently I spoke with a few guys at a new start up that focuses on providing 7noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/08/investment-banking-career-advice-where.htmlBecoming an Investment BankerBlue Chip Career Reviewcareer adviceThu, 26 Aug 2010 04:31:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-1090179256705032466The other day a younger investment banking hopeful sent me a website, http://www.bluechipcareer.com/, and asked me if I had ever heard of it. Honestly, I have been receiving numerous questions from people looking for career advice. Though I may know some answers, I could not afford to reply to everything since I'm just too busy or too lazy to respond (Hey, you're not paying me to do 5noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-survive-investment-banking.htmlInvestment banking interviewTricks of the investment banking tradeTue, 2 Feb 2010 03:56:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-6974143581978873244If you are applying for a job in investment banking, the interview process plays a huge part in decision whether you will be hired or not. Before going into one, it is best to be prepared.  Not only that you need to know your financial banana, but the truth is that every company is different from each other so it is difficult to make generalizations on what to expect in the interview. 9noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-much-does-average-investment-banker.htmlBanker incomeLiving the investment banking dreamSun, 24 Jan 2010 07:03:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-1276709713744765316If you plan to become a part of investment banking workforce, the most common question to ask is the average earning of a worker in this field. Though there are a lot of negative things about the job such as no time for family and friends or being at the mercy of your client, this is a high paying job. Of course before becoming one, you would need to acquire good education, stellar grades and 6noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/01/extending-your-investment-banking.htmlBecoming an Investment BankerInvestment Banking NetworkSun, 24 Jan 2010 06:54:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-7702212094189724705If you have graduated from a reputable university, going to investment banking will be easier for you. Getting a banking interview is not hard. However there are some that might have a hard time because the process is not simple. You need to be active so that there is no need for recruiters to schedule you. Build a network that you can rely on in the future. It is good to start to have friends 2noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2010/01/has-american-express-lost-their-mind.htmlAmerican Expresscredit cardsMon, 11 Jan 2010 23:27:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-8541044856728916377The stock price of American Express is now about three times higher than it was a year ago. Now that they’re flush with cash again, does it mean they’re going to make the same mistakes that got them in trouble in the first place?February 2009:American Express was so anxious about the credit crunch, they actually started paying many of their cardholders up to $300 to pay off their balances and 0noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2009/11/increase-your-business-online.htmlAppointmentsBusinessThu, 19 Nov 2009 09:43:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-391086902235623435Appointment scheduling software will help your business increase its efficient use of time. Just think about it this way, if you have many things to accomplish during the day, do you need to schedule it all out so you are sure you have enough time to get it all done? Efficient people have to schedule their time. Efficient companies have to work that way too. Online appointment scheduling software4noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/11/investment-bank-ceos-another-one-bites.htmlInvestment banking lyricsLiving the investment banking dreamThe truth about investment bankingWed, 7 Nov 2007 06:28:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-62378078679808416As another investment bank head throws in the towel, another set of investment banking inspired lyrics begin dancing in front of your eyes, sung to the tune of "I Will Survive", but from that vey embattled CEO's point of view.First I was Chief counsel, And then the CEO,I pinned red umbrellas in my suit, But the shares they moved so slow,Investment banking was doing well, ECM made cash to burn,I 39noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/poetry-of-investment-banking.htmlLiving the investment banking dreamThe truth about investment bankingWed, 31 Oct 2007 12:52:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-4062107036747202790It's late at night, you're in a cab on your way home and you are paging through you schooldays companion, a book of poetry that reminds you that there are people that have more to say that the overvalued manufacturing arm of the nation's largest conglomerate. As you page through the book, your financial overload of the day metamorphosizes with the words on the page. Before you know it, you are 5noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/stewie-griffin-meets-wall-street.htmlStories from other investment bankersFri, 26 Oct 2007 07:31:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-2400137009572174998A gem of a video...3noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/investment-banking-training-video.htmlStories from other investment bankersFri, 26 Oct 2007 07:25:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-8107127565601497469The monkey's hat goes off to the performing artist in an investment banker's shoes in the video below.No comment necessary.4noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/investment-banking-banannas.htmlStories from other investment bankersFri, 26 Oct 2007 06:26:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-3586067628414518890Courtesy of another monkey...0noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/investment-banker-moves-on-out-with.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyThe truth about investment bankingWed, 24 Oct 2007 10:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-2921760908402341606So what if the Kruelbergs and Blunderstones of this world are finding it hard to get the kind of cash from their investment banks that they did just a few months ago. It’s an investment banker’s duty to try and then to try harder. Prepare pitches, present profiles, think in the box, out of the box, around the box – whatever it takes to get that damn tombstone. It has to be said,\however, that 8noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/10/monkey-is-back-new-investment-banking.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyThe truth about investment bankingWed, 24 Oct 2007 10:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-5885261747924462750It feels like an age has gone by since you last reflected on you existence as an investment banker. You almost don’t know where to start, what words to use, how to describe the feelings of bitterness, resentment, pride and greed that, in subtle, interwoven overtones, paint the skies of the investment banking universe.You sit reflecting on what you need to catch up on since the last time you had 4noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/08/where-will-this-investment-banker-be-in.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyThe truth about investment bankingThu, 16 Aug 2007 08:03:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-2177273984854766303So, the jury is out. You’ve been running around the bank, asking everyone where they thought you would be in ten years’ time. A great strategy, you thought to yourself, given the fact that you don’t have a clue as to what you will be doing and who you will be doing it for. After all, investment bankers are the some of the (self proclaimed) best brains around - the best and brightest – the 24noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/08/letter-to-investment-banks-shareholder.htmlThe truth about investment bankingThu, 16 Aug 2007 07:24:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-5535988455630892410From: The firm's management committeeDear shareholder, We would like to take this opportunity to provide you an update of the recent trading performance of the firm. As you may already know, the overall market conditions, both on the debt and equity side have been rather challenging of late. We take this opportunity to explain to you, our fellow shareholder, the firm’s exposure to this market 1noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/08/hedge-funds.htmlStories from other investment bankersThe truth about investment bankingMon, 6 Aug 2007 11:46:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-8489343342548638862For your viewing pleasure...0noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/08/born-to-be-investment-banker.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyThe truth about investment bankingTricks of the investment banking tradeWed, 1 Aug 2007 09:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-4089153251902052890You wake up all hyped this fine morning, as a revelation passes in front of your eyes. You don’t need to have Rupert by the cojones in order to make your way up the firm’s structure. We live in efficient markets, as you discovered on your coffee break, and there seems to be little you can (legally) do to go round that fine point. But hey, as with all rules, there are even finer ways of twisting11noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/games-for-investment-bankers.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2007 04:33:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-7795315614646817532Getting ready for the conference call:Step one:Prepare a four by four square, randomly filling each cell with one of the below phrases / words.synergyaccretivepitchbottom linerevisitdouble checkmargin expansion24/7scrubbedbenchmarkingvalue-addedaggressivepremiumimpressive growthmarketleverageStep two:Tick off each block when one of the phrases is mentionedStep three:When you have ticked off four 2noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/value-added-in-investment-banking.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyTricks of the investment banking tradeMon, 30 Jul 2007 04:01:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-7168858859503862009Working for a client on the buyside is always fun. You’re in a kickoff meeting you’re your client, for whom the firm is a house bank, and you’ve just been handed a presentation the client received from an investment bank hired to sell the company your client wants to buy. The first thing you can think of, is trying to pick at little bits and bulbs that don’t add up in their numbers, spelling 1noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/do-we-cheat-them-and-how.htmlSat, 28 Jul 2007 08:07:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-4402274389045305980noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-investment-banking-is-like-royalty.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyThe truth about investment bankingFri, 27 Jul 2007 10:03:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-1264188460775050843Funny thing, you think to yourself, crouched over a discounted cash flow model on your screen on a Friday evening, that investment banking is so much like royalty. And not progressive royalty like a number of European countries have today. No. This is the old fashioned Marie Antoinette kind of shit we’re talking about here.Thinking about why you’re sitting over an excel model for a project 2noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/application-to-become-investment-banker.htmlBecoming the investment banking grandaddyDreaming of Being an Investment BankerTricks of the investment banking tradeThu, 26 Jul 2007 06:33:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-5195988417849840996(Click on the image to enlarge)This is how a real investment banker applies for a job.Confident,Articulate,Capable,Useless.16noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)http://theallnighter.blogspot.com/2007/07/harry-potter-and-deadly-hours.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2007 11:13:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36602972.post-4095826205142590645Two investment bankers meet in front of the lobby of the firm in the dark of night. Not a sound is made, and in an instant, like cowboys in the Wild West, they whip out their blackberries, pointing them at eachothers’ chests. In a few moments. They recognize eachother and make their way quietly into the lobby of the firm.As they approach the elevators, the doors open, and a managing analyst 4noreply@blogger.com (The Investment Banking Monkey)