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Broadpoint bought Gleacher for 20m pretty recently...RBC would be my pick for the main reason of deal expsoure and name. Gleacher has a pretty small shop and has lost a lot of prestige since its acquisition by Broadpoint.

 
elephant_traderI would go with RBC - they are a solid firm and should set you up better for FT recruitment if you choose to look elsewhere

EDIT: "When you choose"

Reality hits you hard, bro...
 
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I'd be very, very hesitant to turn down Gleacher. I have no idea what some of the people are talking about when they say RBC's "brand name" is better than Gleacher's; Gleacher is definitely a top-notch boutique, very prestigious. Exit opps will be excellent. Take it and run with it.

I'm not knocking RBC, but I don't think you can turn down Gleacher. It is a great offer.

 

gleacher's 2010 class sent people to warburg pincus, hellman & friedman, and angelo gordon despite having a tiny, tiny class. Dealflow there's actually been really shitty recently and RBC in new york's better than this board usually gives it credit for, but you really should take gleacher in this situation.

 
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@boutique. No one said it was a megafund, just that people went to really good funds. Someone from RBC will not be able to get H&F. And how do you know he had connects? Harvard doesn't mean connections dude, and PE firms tend to only take people with good experience unlike banks where connections will help a lot more.

And use google to confirm the others.

 
boutiquebank4life I'm just not convinced RBC and Gleacher are that different, especially when in canada RBC can get you top megafunds like Ontario teachers.

There's a difference between being at RBC M&A in Toronto vs. RBC in NYC (not the HQ). The former is a leader in the Canadian market and can get people into Teachers, OMERs, Birch Hill, possibly Onex or ONCAP, but the latter is not seen in the same light in the US, even with the deal flow.

Anyway - this is SA. I would go with Gleacher because it's a more impressive name as far as US/NYC goes for recruiting for FT with other banks.

 

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