Opinions on Rothschild London?

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone has got first-hand experience of Rothschild that they'd be willing to share, specifically for their London office? I'm particularly interested in:

  • Culture: I've met about 5 people who were all pretty cool and seemed down to earth. Is this typical, or are most people a bit more stiff/uptight? What is the general atmosphere in the office like on a daily basis?
  • Hours: Obviously Monday to Friday is pretty intense, but how much weekend work is typically involved?
  • Strongest teams: I've read from some older WSO threads that the Consumer and Healthcare teams are particularly strong in London - is this still the case?
  • Reputation: how are Analysts from Rothschild typically viewed versus Analysts from the other EBs?

Any input will be very much appreciated, thanks!

 

since 2011, about 20% of Rothschild M&A deals in Europe were Consumer & Retail; Energy about 10%; Healthcare, Financial Services, Industrial and TMT each with about 7-8% share hope that helps to understand their exposure, but keep in mind it's European statistics, not London office specifically.

 

Rothschild London is highly regarded and has several strong sector teams, in particular Energy. You should be perfectly fine going with Rothschild. I wouldn't rate Greenhill and Lazard any higher. Obviously GS is a couple of notches up the tree. In any case you should be well positioned for a BB FT-position after an internship at Rothschilds.

 

This is a bit of a BB vs Boutique question so quite subjective.

In terms of prestige on the CV I'd personally rate it above BBs spare GS and on a par with MS M&A. Again it's a personal thing and some may disagree.

A friend of mine interned there and got a lot of responsibilities for an intern but on the downside they seem to be more selective for bringing back interns as analysts.

Basically you learn a lot and will get the 1st analyst interview wherever you go after interning there. I'd accept.

 

I definitely wouldn't say you're taking a high risk with regards to graduate opportunities since there are so many unknown variables that affect your experience. How you get on with the people, how much you learn, how good any particular bank's prospects are at recruitment time... And you'll get respect if applying elsewhere as soon as people see Rothschild on the CV.

Whether you decide to accept this opportunity or not, call (don't email) the other places and explain the situation. If you'd perfer to work for them, say so and you may get fast tracked. If you prefer Rothschild, just say you've received another good offer and would rather not take the risk of turning it down and ending up with nothing. Then offer to confirm your decision by writing.

 

Excellent culture- more European hence less hardcore than US BBs. My friend interned there this summer and he had most weekends off... Ppl are really nice and hours are decent for such a firm. They are big in emerging markets in Europe (russia and other Eastern European c'tries). All round, very strong shop in Europe but very limited presence in US, unlike Lazard.

 

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