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The Ledgend Brief · Inaugural issue, Q2 2026

The quarter on the Street,
read closely.

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.

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Inside every issue

Four standing sections, every quarter.

01

Deals of the quarter

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.

02

Coverage

Where deal flow concentrated by sector, from healthcare and energy to technology and consumer, and what it tells you about the next two quarters.

03

The comp read

What seats are actually paying, by level, from analyst to managing director. The number candidates and the people hiring them both want to see.

04

Moves on the street

Who is hiring, who is lifting out teams, and where the senior talent is heading. The intelligence that comes from sitting in the middle of the market.

Who writes it

“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.

Matt Stevens
Matt Stevens
Founder, Ledgend Group
Collin Wohlfert
Collin Wohlfert
Head of Talent Coverage

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