Carlsquare Reviews

Sell-side focused advisory that offers many opportunities to get involved in deals. Very very high deal flow, especially out of the DACH region Leadership have strong ties to industry, offering junior employees exposure to current sector thematics straight from corporate leadership Meritocratic working environment that rewards hard work and creativity. Many are recognised in weekly global team calls, highlighting best practices and the work done by each regional office Better than average work life balance for investment banking

-Work on interesting mandates in ecommerce and technology all over the continent: UK, Sweden, Denmark, Germany/ DACH, Italy, Slovenia, Portugal, in my last year here -No massive overhead/ administrative structure you get at some of the larger shops, most of the people working here are actually M&A people working on projects -Sweet spot between small and large, so access to larger deals. Plenty of €20-100m EV deals, and then some larger. Last year we advised on a deal in the Nordics at EV just under €1Bn -Strong deal flow, analysts typically have 3-4 live deals on at a given time -Great people, who get promoted through the levels and stay with the company for longer than the industry average. Partners mostly held senior positions at interesting places: Goldman, World Bank, Deutsche Bank, Houlihan, Piper Jaffray, so working for and learning from quality people -Good training, both on the job (actually having real client responsibilities on live deals, rather than endless BD), and structured. Analysts/ Associates go to training ("Junior/ Senior Academy") somewhere sunny in Europe (in 2019: Portugal) Ultimately, why I and others enjoy working here: Be part of something and grow it, rather than just get on the "M&A wheel" executing projects.