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Brian DeChesare

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Founder of Mergers & Inquisitions and Breaking Into Wall Street and fan of whiskey, weightlifting, and wandering. Extensive experience defeating Sauron.

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  • Get the Latest Version

    2 months ago | mergersandinquisitions.com | Brian DeChesare

    If you're new here, please click here to get my FREE 57-page investment banking recruiting guide - plus, get weekly updates so that you can break into investment banking. Thanks for visiting!Yes, you read that headline correctly: We have released a new version of the infamous 400 Questions Investment Banking guide.

  • Top Firms, Deals, Careers

    2 months ago | mergersandinquisitions.com | Brian DeChesare

    If you're new here, please click here to get my FREE 57-page investment banking recruiting guide - plus, get weekly updates so that you can break into investment banking. Thanks for visiting!Consumer retail private equity is so diverse that it almost seems like a paradox. Depending on the firm, a “consumer retail private equity deal” might consist of:A leveraged buyout of a struggling offline retailer. A “growth buyout” of a fast-growing restaurant chain.

  • Top Firms, Careers, and Trades

    Mar 5, 2025 | mergersandinquisitions.com | Brian DeChesare

    If you're new here, please click here to get my FREE 57-page investment banking recruiting guide - plus, get weekly updates so that you can break into investment banking. Thanks for visiting! If you had to pick a single industry that could be interesting to every hedge fund investing in individual companies, it might be biotech. Of course, “biotech” is not an official hedge fund strategy.

  • Venture Capital Internships: The Full Guide

    Feb 19, 2025 | mergersandinquisitions.com | Brian DeChesare

    If you're new here, please click here to get my FREE 57-page investment banking recruiting guide - plus, get weekly updates so that you can break into investment banking. Thanks for visiting!With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win “pre-banking internships” earlier.

  • Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Full Comparison

    Jan 22, 2025 | mergersandinquisitions.com | Brian DeChesare

    If you're new here, please click here to get my FREE 57-page investment banking recruiting guide - plus, get weekly updates so that you can break into investment banking. Thanks for visiting! We sometimes get questions about why we don’t offer an “equity research course.” People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills.

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Brian DeChesare
Brian DeChesare @briand_mi
23 May 25

Fixed Income Research: The Ripped Younger Brother of Equity Research? - https://t.co/ZESeByk3qQ https://t.co/SqY73Egq2g

Brian DeChesare
Brian DeChesare @briand_mi
23 May 25

OnlyFans is in talks to sell for ~$8 billion - finally, a deal where the pitch book is easily the best part - https://t.co/KR4O3Nkmvi https://t.co/NFAwSGJvQG

Brian DeChesare
Brian DeChesare @briand_mi
22 May 25

More positive news for the IPO market, as Hinge Health starts trading today at $32.00 / share, the top end of its expected range - https://t.co/dNVFUkQS4E https://t.co/qiLOf3tjhB