Citigroup vs JPMorg vs Merrill; Summer Internship

I'm deciding between summer offers: Citigroup, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch... all IB, all NYC.

Any advice would be very much appreciated, including which factors to take into consideration as well as specific knowledge about each. Thanks.

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i am clearly biased, but... i havent heard any peep from ML in many months. I would avoid Citi just cause its turbulent times now and that isn't ever a pleasant mood. JPM is preettty solid but so is ML. it also depends on the groups you want/can place into.

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JPM or ML would be my recommendation. Citi is a good bank but it's general perception tends to be that of a commercial bank (more so than JPM apparently), thus diluting its brand equity.

Citi has always been a subject of much discussion on this forum. Undoubtedly, it is top 5 in most thomson financial league tables (in terms of deal volume), yet, people don't rank it as such in terms of their personal liking/preference. Apparently, pure play IBs go down better with most people vs. commercial IBs (e.g. Citi, JPM, BofA). Guess pure play just have a nicer ring to it (GS, MS, ML, LEH)

 

I would go with ML M&A/Lev Fin/Healthcare

For JPM, I would not go for SLF. You specialise in product group and industry group, which is too specialised. For example, you could be a high yield bond analyst in the transport group.

I would say JPM M&A and maybe Sponsors

I would just stay away from Citi. The name is getting weaker day by day.

 

First of all, honestly, go where you like the people. Second, who gives a crap if Citi's name doesn't draw the same reaction as say Lehman or MorganStanley? Have you seen their balance sheet lately? They can not only advise on deals, they can also provide financing for them, and in fact participate in some of the largest deals out there... Just my $.02

 

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