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The dealmaking market has been growing hotter by the minute, as a robust corporate merger backdrop is driving pay packages higher on Wall Street.Banks need elite talent to tackle what’s expected to be a busy 2026, forcing them to compete for top dealmakers amid one of the strongest M&A backdrops…

Two sets of players have long ruled the consulting world.There is MBB, which is McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group. And then there is the Big Four: PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young.Now, a new wave of AI-driven startups is challenging that dominance, trying to…