The best source is Capital IQ or Bloomberg since you can look up advisers on deals directly. I don’t think there’s a free source with all that information in one spot

Thank you very much Brian, I greatly appreciate it! Also, I have an interview with Citi Bank in the LatAm Group? Besides those sources you listed, are there any to find information about deals that they have done? Thank you.

Sorry, we do not, but you can use simple Google searches to easily find this information.

“latin america M&A league tables investment banking” –>

https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/it/Documents/finance/Mergermarket%20Global_and_regional_MA_activity_2019.pdf
https://www.statista.com/statistics/760503/leading-advisors-manda-latam-by-value/

Thank you!

Yes, it is harder to make that move than to do the reverse. But it’s not impossible (I have even seen people move from ER into PE). If you want to make the move, you have to be super-targeted (so, LatAm groups and maybe specific industry groups) and give them proof that you know how deals work and that you can build the required models (ideally by sending samples). You’ll probably have to go to a smaller bank as well, unless the team at your current firm has openings and wants lateral hires.

I’ve been in Equity Research at a bulge bracket firm the 2 years post college, and while I’ve always known that I wanted to move to a Latin America group, it took me a bit to figure out that I didn’t want to continue in markets/go to a hedge fund and instead wanted to work on deals.

While I think my skill set is valuable as I’ve done a lot of modeling, have covered different sectors, one of which is M&A heavy etc, I know there’s the stigma of markets v banking, and I’ve personally only seen the reverse move (banking to research).

How much of a barrier do you think this really is and what advice would you give me?

Appreciate the help

Thank you for the response Brian! I will focus on being a Networking Ninja for now on.

Yes, most recruiting happens via networking and OCR. For LatAm coverage, there are really two options: 1) Go to NY and join a team there; 2) Go to a country in LatAm and work with a local team. #1 is highly recommended for a bunch of reasons (higher pay, better exits, better working conditions).

You’re going to have a tough time applying to these roles because LSE is geared toward recruiting in London, which has no real LatAm coverage. You would get better results if you went to NY in-person for networking purposes.

I’m attending a Master’s in Accounting at the LSE and have a BS in Economics from a Non-Target in the US. I want to break into LATAM Banking, but I’m having some trouble looking for opportunities within job postings and online recruiting for this particular coverage area.

So would you say that most of the recruiting is done via networking and OCR? and if so, is it harder to break in the LATAM coverage relative to the other general groups?

PS: (Native proficiency in English and Spanish with Dual Citizenship)

Thanks,

Chris