January 2008 Month In Review

Posted by Inquisitor on February 1st, 2008

For everyone new to the site, I though it might be helpful to recap January 2008, just as I did for December 2007.
January was the second full month of operation for Mergers & Inquisitions, and I’m proud to say that visitors and pageviews more than doubled over December levels! I hope you’re continuing to [...]

Investment Banking Groups: The Legend Of UBS LA

Posted by Inquisitor on January 28th, 2008

People obsessed with “ranking” the bulge brackets will usually say Goldman Sachs TMT or Morgan Stanley M&A are the “best groups.” But UBS LA has traditionally been #3. Why is it so good? Why do Analysts there work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week? Why are mistakes punished with execution?