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Nomura

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

at Nomura

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- conducted valuation for buy-sides deals
- build pitch books including building company profiles, strip profiles on add-ons, share price analysis and financials metrics such as (ev/ ntm ebitda, ntm p/e)
- update trading comps files and precedent transactions files
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, I was able to be on clients calls with seniors and then circulate notes to other seniors involved. Also was able to work directly with seniors on value-added pieces of work. Was involved in a live transaction and conducted exit opportunities researches
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- financial modelling
- powerpoint formatting
- factset usage
- presenting skills
- time management
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
the team was very involved in my career development and will take the time to explain the tasks and answer any questions I might have
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
very linear culture with opportunity to work directly with seniors
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
i really enjoyed my summer, that was a great learning experience and i enjoyed working in a fast-paced environement with a high learning curve and great exposure to multiple tasks
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
great choice to join that firm that will be very involved in your professional and personal development, very linear culture and great exposure compared to larger firms and opportunity to work directly with seniors
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