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Both banks are about even overall but I'm pretty sure that entire acquisition platform - sponsors, lev fin, m&a - is better at CS. Unless you know for certain that you will get your top group at DB, I would go with CS.
Depends how well you think you'll do at a CS sell-day. I'd probably go DB for the (semi?) sure thing. That being said, CS is probably a better platform on a group by group basis.
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CS is generally regarded as the better bank overall and I would take it over DB despite the uncertainty of group placement.
Never trust anything someone in finance says to you that they won't put in writing. Go where you like the people.
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Choose based on where you liked the ppl you met most. Just keep in mind CS is a shark tank run by a bunch of young people that are really driven to make a lot of fkin money. I would choose CS as it is a better firm on more lead mandates overall.
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