http://www.bankonbanking.com/2009/07/13/in-the-news-ma%e2%80%99s-coming-back%e2%80%a6just-not-yet/ Ins & Outs...Tips & Tricks...Strategy - Break into Investment Banking and Thrive Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bankonbanking.com/2009/07/13/in-the-news-ma%e2%80%99s-coming-back%e2%80%a6just-not-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-96 IBanker Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:34:10 +0000 http://www.bankonbanking.com/?p=494#comment-96 I think it really depends on not just the state, but the direction and pace of the economy in the next several months. Right now, it looks like things can start picking up by then, and definitely by your FT recruiting the following year. That said, we have all seen the market flop on its butt already over the past year and a half or so (more than once) - it really just depends on whether the economy can get on some solid footing, as opposed to running up a slippery slope - sure if you run fast enough you can get partially up the hill for a few seconds, but you're going to slip right back down again. I know this doesn't really answer your question, but no one can really answer it. Simply put, I think it will look better...how much better...that remains to be seen, especially with M&A activity down and trading currently driving a big portion of the banks' revenues. I think it really depends on not just the state, but the direction and pace of the economy in the next several months. Right now, it looks like things can start picking up by then, and definitely by your FT recruiting the following year. That said, we have all seen the market flop on its butt already over the past year and a half or so (more than once) – it really just depends on whether the economy can get on some solid footing, as opposed to running up a slippery slope – sure if you run fast enough you can get partially up the hill for a few seconds, but you’re going to slip right back down again. I know this doesn’t really answer your question, but no one can really answer it. Simply put, I think it will look better…how much better…that remains to be seen, especially with M&A activity down and trading currently driving a big portion of the banks’ revenues.

]]> http://www.bankonbanking.com/2009/07/13/in-the-news-ma%e2%80%99s-coming-back%e2%80%a6just-not-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-94 soni Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:08:55 +0000 http://www.bankonbanking.com/?p=494#comment-94 What do you think M&A hiring is going to look like in the upcoming future? I'm going to be starting B-school this fall hoping to career switch into tech/telecom M&A next summer. What do you think M&A hiring is going to look like in the upcoming future? I’m going to be starting B-school this fall hoping to career switch into tech/telecom M&A next summer.

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