Rothschild is an over 200-year-old international investment bank that primarily provides investment banking, corporate banking, and private banking and trust services to business, governments, and individuals. The London based firm has over 2,000 employees worldwide. By utilizing advanced information and new approaches and solutions Rothschild attempts to have a competitive edge that can help clients

With 40 offices in over 30 countries, the firm has a global presence allowing Rothschild to better serve clients. The firm’s UK investment banking business was named the most active investment bank in Europe for the fifth consecutive year. Rothschild has United States offices in New York and Washington

Rothschild is a leader in global M&A. The firm ranked eleventh in total announced global M&A deals according to Thompson financial. Rothschild is also active in debt advisory and restructuringin Europe, Asia, and America.Rothschild North America contains investment banking, asset management, and real estate divisions. Investment banking businesses include merges and acquisitions advisory, restructuring, private placement, and a project finance team

Core Businesses
Investment Banking – Provides high quality financial advice and expertise in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, private placements, privatizations, and equity capital markets

Corporate Banking – Provides access to financing across debt markets and provides a comprehensive range of banking and debt capital markets advisory services.

Private Banking and Trust – Provides independent investment advice, trust and banking services to high net worth individuals, families, trust, and charities.

Other Businesses – Other businesses include real estate, venture capital, and asset management.

Culture
Rothschild is a top tier investment bank that has fewer employees than the firm’s competitors because Rothschild is focused primarily on advisory, equity capital markets, and banking. Rothschild has a collegiate environment and is professional and objective. The firm rewards success, and the staff turnover is lower than most banks. The firm values innovation, integrity, and intellectual rigor above else. Most employees enjoy the work place culture. Rothschild has an inviting work environment and staffers are able to work on small deal teams with talented coworkers and receive very good international deal exposure

Rothschild North America recruits undergraduates and graduates. Candidates can apply online by emailing a cover letter and resume. The analyst program is two years and Rothschild considers candidates from all academic disciplines that have academic and extracurricular excellence. The firm desires candidates that have a “high degree of maturity and self-confidence.” In addition, candidates should be “highly motivated individuals with strong analytical, quantitative, writing and communication skills and computer literacy.”

Candidates that receive interviews have a first round interview and a second round interview consisting of four to five interviews with VPs, MDs, and other members of the firm.

Competitors
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Lazard

Recent Transactions
€71bn acquisition of ABN AMRO Holding NV by RFS Holding NV
$2.5bn cash offer for UraMin Inc by AREVA SA
€2.1bn strategic review of Trinity Mirror plc

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Chairman – David de Rothschild

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