ING Investment Banking M&A Amsterdam - insights?

Looking for some insight on ING's Benelux M&A efforts - it's been discussed a little in previous forums but not finding anything concrete. I know Rothschild, Jefferies, and Lazard have small but strong teams in Amsterdam. BB's either have tiny teams in the region (Deutsche, BofA, UBS) or a team operating out of London (JPM, GS, MS). Rabo is the top player in food & agri, while ABN and ING seem to go head to head.

How competitive is ING compared to the international players? Do they reap MM deals or is there a possibility to work on some of the largest Benelux deals? Comp? Culture? 

Thank you in advance!

 
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Not a particularly strong team (it is a corporate bank after all) but as an intern it's probably a great place to learn. Pay will be low (unless they've increased that now), hours could be long, and a lot of the work will be pitches. Ultimately though, especially in this environment, it's likely a solid opportunity.

I've seen a few good exits despite not having competitive IB capabilities (M&A / lev fin / DCM), or alternatively people choosing to withstand the slow title progression, below market comp etc but ultimately ending up with a stable, well paid role with decent WLB.  

 

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