To begin with, let us understand the meaning of the phrase “exit opportunity”. It is a planned move by a person to bring about a change in his career path. It is a process when a person identifies an opportunity in a different career from the one that he is presently in and engineers a move to that career path banking on the knowledge and expertise acquired through experience in his present job role. In terms of Investment Banking, there is a wide range of exit opportunities. Some of the most common ones are listed below:
Private Equity
Hedge Fund
Asset Management
Corporate Finance
Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
Startup
An Investment Banker at a junior level has a wider scope of exit opportunities than a banker in a more senior role. It is prudent to decide on an exit strategy at the level of analyst or associate because a suitable exit opportunity is hard to come by at the vice president level.