INTL Firm Targeting (Playbook)

The firm-by-firm map of US and UK investment banking. 80+ firms, five tiers, every GPA / Class cutoff, every salary band.

This Playbook covers How to Read the Tier System (different in US vs UK), Tier 1 Bulge Brackets (US: Goldman, MS, JPM, BAML, Citi, Barclays, Deutsche, CS) + UK equivalents, Tier 2 Elite Boutiques (Evercore, Lazard, Centerview, PJT, Moelis, PWP, Guggenheim) + UK boutiques (Rothschild, Robey Warshaw, Lazard London, Centerview London), Tier 3 Middle Market / Specialist (Houlihan Lokey, Lincoln, Harris Williams, Raymond James, Stifel, William Blair, Piper Sandler, Cowen) + UK MM (Greenhill London, Numis, Peel Hunt, Cenkos, Liberum), Tier 4 Big 4 + Boutique (Deloitte CF, EY-Parthenon, KPMG Deal Advisory, PwC Deals) US + UK, Tier 5 Magic Circle + Silver Circle for Law (Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Herbert Smith, Macfarlanes, Travers Smith) + US Big Law (Kirkland, Latham, Skadden, Wachtell, Cravath, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk), the Application Calendar by Region (US Sophomore SA Feb-Apr, UK Spring Week Sep-Dec, UK Penultimate Internship Aug-Oct), full Salary Tables in USD and GBP across all 5 tiers, and the Master Targeting Checklist (Plan A / B / C based on school + GPA / Class + experience).

34 pages. US + UK. Cycle 2026. Brand: Alex Euripidou - Established 1993.