Wheeling, Dealing, and Joint Venturing: On the Job in Corporate Development

Last time around you learned all about how to break into corporate development – from getting interviews to answering questions to following up successfully.

But just as with sales & trading, the more interesting part is what you do on a daily basis in corporate development, what the lifestyle is like, how much you get paid, and what you do afterward.

So let’s get started with part 2 of this interview and dive into all of those – plus how this interviewee got a unique experience in China out of his role.

All About Leveraged Finance – from a Director in the UBS Leveraged Finance Team

It’s finally here – that Leveraged Finance interview you’ve been asking for since we started this interview series.

Unlike every other interview on the site, this one is not anonymous – it’s a discussion with Josh Pearl, a Director in Leveraged Finance at UBS Investment Bank and co-author of the best technical reference guide around, Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Most of the other interviewees have been at the analyst or associate level, so I wanted to publish this one and get a crash course in all things Leveraged Finance straight from a senior banker.

What’s the Big Deal About Emerging Markets?

“I notice you’ve done a lot of interviews with readers in emerging markets and other developing countries, but what’s so special about them?

I get the basics from what you’ve written, but why are they important? What’s the big deal about emerging markets?“

You raise a good point: there have been lots of interviews about different groups and regions, but never any mention of why specifically they are important.

So, why do emerging markets get so much attention?

Should you change your recruiting strategy or your mythical career path to take advantage of them?

And will they take over the world within the next 50 years?