Favorite Parts Of Being An Investment Banking Associate At A Global Investment Bank
Trent, an Investment Banking Associate, enjoys the "wide breadth of industries" and exposure to diverse companies, citing examples from gambling to consumer products. The "volatility of work," ranging from marketing materials to financial modeling, and the collaborative environment with "extremely friendly, hard workers," are also key aspects of the role that Trent finds appealing.
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Finance, Investment Banking, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy
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Trent Hammond
Investment Banking Associate
Global Investment Bank
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2017
UCLA Anderson School of Management - MBA
Finance
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
Took Out Loans, Student Athlete
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1. Exposure to diverse industries and companies, including gambling, consumer products, and furniture.
2. Varied daily tasks, ranging from marketing and presentation materials to financial modeling in Excel.
3. Collaborative and friendly work environment with colleagues who share similar skills and interests.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I'm really looking forward to a lot of things. A few of them would include the amount of deal flow, the companies I'll be working with. For me specifically, I'll be working in M&A.
I'm not industry-specific, so I could be working with a gambling company, a consumer company like beauty and products, or a furniture company. The nice thing is you have this wide breadth of industries. You're learning about so many different companies and so many different industries.
I'm also looking forward to being exposed to the business world and what is out there. I'm looking forward to the volatility of work. Some days it could be working on marketing materials, figuring out how to best place a company to be sold. Other days, it could be working within the financial model, specifically in Excel.
In addition, I'm looking forward to the people aspect of the business. From the company I'm joining, I've seen that the people are extremely friendly and hard workers. I think it's huge to find a company and an industry where you find people with similar skillsets and similar interests.