Cowen vs. Jefferies vs. Raymond James

Raymond James Real Estate IBD in St. Petersburg, FL

Cowen Healthcare IBD in San Francisco, CA

Jefferies Retail & Consumer Products IBD in Charlotte, NC

Which would you choose? What are their reputations? Exit opps? Culture? Compensation? I would love to hear your opinions... It is regards to a SA position...

 

i think its more like cowen vc. jeff.

cowen: - has a great healthcare team - SF is awesome - better/larger network - you will get worked to death - strong deal flow - i've seen people go to large MM PE funds from cowen SF

Jefferies: - You really can't go wrong with Jefferies - keep in mind this is a fairly new office - deal flow in the charlotte office is slow. competition with WF, ML, Sagent, McColl, Lazard MM who have been around for a while. - Jeff has a better name in the industry than Cowen - the team in Charlotte is small but many go to PE/MBA/BB after 3-4, mostly in the South. - cheap living you can save a lot of your salary/bonus - the weather sucks here

i would go with Cowen SF personally for a number of reasons. If you have plans to lateral to a BB in the future go with Jefferies. If you want to stay in MM go with Cowen SF, much better location.

 

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