Does it really matter?
Been seeing a lot on people ranking banks and comparing exit ops from one to another. Does it really matter? Isn’t it really on you to be able to secure a top buy side spot?
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PE recruiting for the top firms is extremely structured and they simply don't target certain firms. If you're vying for a top echelon PE fund then yes your IB group will be very important.
If you're cool with working in the MM with the other 90% of us, I am of the belief that whether you work at Stifel, Baird, Piper, RayJ, etc., it's not going to make or break you. Kind of like how once you get out of the ivy leagues and top public schools in the states, it doesn't really matter if you're a non-target from SUNY versus a non-target from CUNY, it's all the same shit at that point.
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