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Loop Capital, well known for its commitment to diversity, is a great place to begin an investment banking career. The firm’s formidable internship program offers students hands-on experience and a lot of exposure to senior bankers. Full-time junior bankers work closely with top executives and on many different types of deals. The firm is heavily involved in the communities it serves and strongly focused on diversity. Employees take a lot of pride in working for such an inclusive firm.
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Loop Capital, well known for its strong commitment to diversity, is looking for smart, collaborative, hardworking, detail-oriented candidates who are hungry to learn. The firm runs a valuable internship program for students, providing interns with a clear view of the financial services industry and exposure to senior professionals. For its full-time junior bankers, Loop offers immediate access to senior bankers—the open line of communication between seniors and juniors allows juniors to learn directly from more experienced bankers.
Loop’s culture is collaborative, family-oriented, and democratic. And although hours can be long, the work is fulfilling and senior bankers are reasonable with deadlines and try not to stress out juniors. Loop offers a very competitive...
About the Company
Loop Capital is a full-service investment bank, brokerage, and advisory firm that provides capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities across the globe. Founded in 1997 by James Reynolds, Jr. and Albert Grace, Jr., the firm is headquartered in Chicago and has a total of 21 offices across the U.S., including main offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Its services include corporate investment banking, public finance, research, sales and trading, transition management, and analytical services. Since its inception, Loop Capital’s banking business has worked on more than $6 trillion in debt and equity underwriting transactions. Loop Capital employs more than 260 professionals and is led by its chairman and CEO, James Reynolds, Jr.
Employee Reviews
- “Loop has a very flat, very democratic culture where merit is acknowledged and respected. People are very collegial and not ‘title obsessed,’ meaning that colleagues’ responsiveness to others is rarely based on their relative rank in the firm—MDs respond to analysts as they would respond to another MD.”
- “Loop is very flexible. Employees are trusted to get their work done.”
- “Long hours but fulfilling work. And working remote one day per week is a quality of life posi...
- “Loop has a very flat, very democratic culture where merit is acknowledged and respected. People are very collegial and not ‘title obsessed,’ meaning that colleagues’ responsiveness to others is rarely based on their relative rank in the firm—MDs respond to analysts as they would respond to another MD.”
- “Loop is very flexible. Employees are trusted to get their work done.”
- “Long hours but fulfilling work. And working remote one day per week is a quality of life positive (technology tethers and liberates us all at the same time).”
- “People are reasonable with deadlines and try not to stress you out as much. However, there are a disproportionate number of people that may pull more weight than others.”
Getting Hired Here
- “There are interviews on campus for junior candidates, and then we bring the qualified candidates to the home office to be interviewed by senior bankers. For senior candidates, interviews are done by internal senior bankers in different teams.”
- “Loop is prompt and professional in all stages of the interview/hiring process. The firm seeks candidates who are smart, collaborative, and hungry to learn.”
- “Interview and callback process takes a decent amount of time. The ...
- “There are interviews on campus for junior candidates, and then we bring the qualified candidates to the home office to be interviewed by senior bankers. For senior candidates, interviews are done by internal senior bankers in different teams.”
- “Loop is prompt and professional in all stages of the interview/hiring process. The firm seeks candidates who are smart, collaborative, and hungry to learn.”
- “Interview and callback process takes a decent amount of time. The ideal candidate that the firm is seeking is probably one who will work hard and have a high level of attention to detail.”
- “Ideally looking for young, well-educated candidates with tech experience.”
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