A quarterly read on M&A, sector coverage, compensation, and the senior moves shaping investment banking. Researched like a desk note, written to be read in five minutes. No fluff, no press releases.
The transactions that defined the quarter, framed for someone on the desk, not a press release. What it was, why it mattered, what it signals.
Where deal flow concentrated by sector, from healthcare and energy to technology and consumer, and what it tells you about the next two quarters.
What seats are actually paying, by level, from analyst to managing director. The number candidates and the people hiring them both want to see.
The structural shifts moving the market, from AI reshaping junior hiring to the boutique talent war and the lateral windows worth timing.
“We sit between the people making the moves and the firms making the hires. This is what we see.”
The Brief is written from the desk at Ledgend Group by founder Matt Stevens, with talent coverage from Collin Wohlfert, Head of Talent Coverage. Ledgend is a boutique executive search firm placing senior talent across investment banking, private equity, asset management, and equity research.
Deals, coverage, compensation, and the moves that matter. Four times a year, straight from Ledgend Group.
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