AllenCo/Liontree/Raine vs Mid-BB
Looking for perspective on the above names for overall experience, learning opportunity and exit opportunities (on the corporate side) to determine whether it's worth making the jump from a mid-BB (Barc, Citi, CS).
For perspective I am currently in a non-TMT group at one of the latter firms and long-term want to work in media in a corp dev or content acquisition role. Have found it hard getting my foot in the door due to a lack of alumni from my school/bank in some of these roles and I'm thinking about trying to lateral in order to increase my odds and get some more exposure to the industry I'm interested in.
Is it worth making the jump and if so, how would you rank these boutiques for this kind of exit op?
Interested as well
I have also heard that as well. I do not think the term "sweaty" is justified for them though. I do think it is justified for Liontree though
As a follow up to this, between Allen and Liontree which would better position someone for opportunities in tech / media roles after banking?
Allen & Co is waaaay doper than Liontree. Either way, I'd take Allen and/or Raine over mid BB probably, although at Allen I've heard you basically work for one MD and so can be very high risk / high reward. Dara the CEO of Uber began at Allen.. hence way doper. Liontree is trash compared. Also Raine is sick.
I don't think people realize how much more these shops pay above BBs. Well, best kept a secret I guess.
Liontree/Raine are both sweatshops and pay very well. Hours are probably as bad if not worse than a lot of EB/BB shops.
Have friends interned/returning at LionTree. Would definitely recommend to anyone over Mid BB. Insane TMT exposure (particular focus on media, some telecom, some tech but less of the last 2 than media). Ability to work directly with Aryeh, and exits all around. Have seen from Advent to Stonepeak. Will be a grind though.
Damn, I can't even comprehend taking a mid-tier BB over Allen & Co but maybe I'm just a traditionalist. I personally would take it over a top-tier BB any day of the week but I guess it really depends what you're looking for. I'm obviously more in it for a career rather than jumping to the buy side.
Have friends in 2 of the firms mentioned above (Bay Area). At the ASO1 level, the comp gap is already $100k compared to BBs. 3rd years make as much as VPs at BBs if not more.
Just do a quick search on LinkedIn. Most of their Associates/VPs+ are laterals from BBs. Why do you think they all moved?
What about job security in bad years? Would you consider BBs a safer place? Just curious.
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