MM ibanks

Since both have locations in Minneapolis, let's throw the other Minneapolis-based bank in there, Piper Jaffray. Of the three, which would be the best choice and why?

How about Houlihan Lokey? It's a respectful MM firm, too and also, they have a Minneapolis office.

Porsche, I think I recall you asking a similar question about a year ago. Hopefully recruiting went well for you then and continues to go well. The reality is, you can't go wrong with either Harris Williams or Lazard Middle Market.

Harris Williams' Minneapolis office is still only a few years old and rather small. That said, the head of the office is the ex-head of M&A at Piper which leads me to believe that HW has stolen a lot of Piper's market share over the last couple years. Great name and great place to work, but you'll be fighting for only 1 or 2 spots.

Lazard Middle Market obviously bears the name "Lazard," but given that it was not a homegrown operation, I think many still see it as Goldsmith so you won't have the same exit ops as you would under the "true" Lazard name. Still, it would be a good experience and I would place them near the top of my list (in MN).

agree, hw and goldsmith are solid places to start a career in the mm. piper has fallen off (hw taking their former head of m&a says something about that).

im not too sure about houlihan in the minn office. as a whole, the firm is respected and has a great presence in the mm, but ive heard its quite a chop shop.

the houlihan ceo is in minneapolis

Pretty sure HLHZ is based in So. California.... a far cry from Minneapolis

One is based in LA and the other in Minneapolis

wannabemonkee - i didn't say hl was based in minneapolis. i just said that the ceo was (well co-ceo to be exact). werbalowsky is in minneapolis.

whats a chop shop?