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Industry Groups vs. Product Groups: Intern Edition (2)

Jun 2, 2021 8:00:00 AM 1 min read

Industry Groups vs. Product Groups (中)8. Exit opportunities好多人都覺得入Leveraged Finance和M&A, 將來會更容易入PE,但這唔一定啱架!如果你銀行既M&A Group無咁出名, 有無咁多deal flow, 入去top-ranked Natural Resources group工作可能會有更好既前景呢!不過喺ECM工作既同學仔確實較難入到PE, 因為PE同ECM無咩overlap既skill sets。另外,industry group, M&A和Leveraged Finance三者之間其實有好多overlap, 所以這3個部門analyst都好有機會入PE工作。如果同學仔想入corporate development 工作, 入industry group確實係最好既選擇!另外,同學仔如果想入Venture Capital, 入industry group深入認識tech和healthcare companies都好有幫助架!當然, 小編好難一概而論, 指明邊一個group對入hedge funds最有利。這個答案視乎hedge funds既投資策略。一般而言,ECM 工作既同學仔一般較容易入hedge funds做investor relations或者ECM-type既職位。一志入hedge funds既同學仔要留意啦~9. Product Groups 係咪好快會被取代?有好多人覺得Product groups (尤其係M&A)同其他職位有重複之處,基本上industry bankers都可以代替Product Groups既角色, 完全無理由要保留Product Groups既職位。表面睇, Product Groups確實有機會被Industry bankers取代。從sell-side既角度去睇, Industry bankers都可以擔當Product groups既角色, 為公司找尋潛在既買家。但係M&A除左handle一般既買賣之外,都要顧及好多Unusual deal (例如cross-border divestiture), M&A在這種買賣之中擔當著必不可少既角色, 所以Product Groups (e.g. M&A group)喺短期內都難以被取代。想入Product Groups既同學仔又唔洗太擔心~~除左M&A sub-groups之外, 其他Product groups( 例如ECM, DCM, Leveraged Finance, Restructuring) 在一般既transactions中擔當著很多唔同既角色,所以都好難搵Industry bankers一次過取代哂佢地喺一場買賣之中所扮演既角色。事實上,product groups跟industry bankers就好似工業年代咁, 透過division of labor互相合作, 一齊為顧客提供最好既服務。無論係缺少左邊個部門, 另一部門都好難可以生存得到~~ 所以與其話某部門會被取代, 倒不如視他們為合作夥伴吧!10. Business school advantages?有好多人都好介意自己喺邊個部門度做, 事實上, 當你想轉工時, HR更加在乎你曾任職既銀行的reputation呢!大家都好明白bulge bracket banks和2-person boutiques既分別!但係又有幾多個HR知道Energy banker和M&A banker既分別呢?所以同學仔選擇工作時,除左衝量自己鍾意邊個部門多d之外, 都記得要考慮埋銀行本身既名氣吖~~If you want to break into Investment Banking Division, be sure to check out our Investment Banking Externship (Link in bio)!

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