Corporate Banking or Valuation?

It is looking like I might have a choice between Valuation Analyst at a D&P/HL shop or Corporate Banking Analyst at a BB. Which would provide a better platform to transition to an IB Analyst position after a year? Houston market.

 
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My 2 cents: valuation would position you better. Especially at a shop like HL and D&P.

Valuation provides a very strong foundation on the technical aspects of the gig. The gap for you will be the other knowledge/skills required. For example, if we're talking strictly M&A, you won't have much exposure tot he M&A process (e.g. pitchbooks, CIMs, MPs, and the entire sells-side process) in valuation, but you would have the technical prowess to do the job.

I am at a small MM bank now and we have our own valuation shop and have seen a good amount of people transition from valuation to MM IB

Hugo
 

Look I've never passed a class in my life but I think I can relate to a shitty situations like yours. When my brah only got bids to two shit bottom tier frats on campus, he couldn't decide which one sucked less. So instead, he got his rich, baller dad to buy him a new Mercedes so he could leverage his way into a better frat. That's what you need to do my guy, hit up your rich dad and ask him to compensate for your shortcomings and looming failures.

Np bro

 

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