Hi all
I was wondering if anyone has got first-hand experience of Rothschild that they'd be willing to share, specifically for their London office? I'm particularly interested in:
- Culture: I've met about 5 people who were all pretty cool and seemed down to earth. Is this typical, or are most people a bit more stiff/uptight? What is the general atmosphere in the office like on a daily basis?
- Hours: Obviously Monday to Friday is pretty intense, but how much weekend work is typically involved?
- Strongest teams: I've read from some older WSO threads that the Consumer and Healthcare teams are particularly strong in London - is this still the case?
- Reputation: how are Analysts from Rothschild typically viewed versus Analysts from the other EBs?
Any input will be very much appreciated, thanks!
Bump.
Have you seen this thread? Some short points on culture in comparison with Lazard.
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/which-ebs-would-you-choose-over-…
Thanks, I'd seen a couple of threads from a few years ago but hadn't seen this more recent one!
Can't comment on the consumer + healthcare team but can comment on the restructuring - seems pretty top as they're working on the Greek Sovereign restructuring etc
Mid-market sweatshop in London.
Best Rothschild Groups London (Originally Posted: 12/17/2014)
Hey all,
Have a summer offer for Rothschild London and I'm wondering what their best groups are. Does anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks. SB's to be given
From what I have heard, the consumer and healthcare teams are both very strong...
since 2011, about 20% of Rothschild M&A deals in Europe were Consumer & Retail; Energy about 10%; Healthcare, Financial Services, Industrial and TMT each with about 7-8% share hope that helps to understand their exposure, but keep in mind it's European statistics, not London office specifically.
Both consumer and health care are perceived as top groups internally
How's consumer deal flow in NY?
Rothschild London: rating your experience there? (Originally Posted: 01/19/2007)
Hi,
How would you rate Rothschild M&A London. I know its reputation in the US is not as good as it is here though. I'm waiting to here back from Lazard, Greenhill and GS. Would it make much of a difference to intern at R? I suppose the experience would be quite good compared to a BB as you would be in smaller teams. BAsically should I try and get a "better" place or is Rothschild a solid place to start in in London?
Cheers
Rothschild London is highly regarded and has several strong sector teams, in particular Energy. You should be perfectly fine going with Rothschild. I wouldn't rate Greenhill and Lazard any higher. Obviously GS is a couple of notches up the tree. In any case you should be well positioned for a BB FT-position after an internship at Rothschilds.
Thanks for the information. Would you rate many BBs as better than Rothschild in London?
This is a bit of a BB vs Boutique question so quite subjective.
In terms of prestige on the CV I'd personally rate it above BBs spare GS and on a par with MS M&A. Again it's a personal thing and some may disagree.
A friend of mine interned there and got a lot of responsibilities for an intern but on the downside they seem to be more selective for bringing back interns as analysts.
Basically you learn a lot and will get the 1st analyst interview wherever you go after interning there. I'd accept.
Basically I'm getting a great name, prestige, responsibilities and will learn alot. But I'm taking a high risk, with regards to my graduate opportunities. Also how best to decline other banks ACs and interviews?
I definitely wouldn't say you're taking a high risk with regards to graduate opportunities since there are so many unknown variables that affect your experience. How you get on with the people, how much you learn, how good any particular bank's prospects are at recruitment time... And you'll get respect if applying elsewhere as soon as people see Rothschild on the CV.
Whether you decide to accept this opportunity or not, call (don't email) the other places and explain the situation. If you'd perfer to work for them, say so and you may get fast tracked. If you prefer Rothschild, just say you've received another good offer and would rather not take the risk of turning it down and ending up with nothing. Then offer to confirm your decision by writing.
Rothschild London (Originally Posted: 12/05/2007)
I was just wondering what the view is on Rothschild in London and Europe generally?
I heard it's a very respectable firm with a very strong European presence. According to their website, one of the strongest M&A houses there. Great deal flow.
Haha i love the 'according to their website'. They are a decent bank, (best in France), and a friend of mine chose them over a bulge bracket. It really is a question of wether you fit in the Rothschild culture or not.
I want to work now! No, really. I want those 100+ hours/week.Wasn't Rothschild orignally handling the Fisher account?
Well, Halberstram, I could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you
No, Paul Allen is.
Disjoint, how is your friend liking Rothschild? What is their culture like? I heard they are more relaxed (not quoting from the website this time :) )
Excellent culture- more European hence less hardcore than US BBs. My friend interned there this summer and he had most weekends off... Ppl are really nice and hours are decent for such a firm. They are big in emerging markets in Europe (russia and other Eastern European c'tries). All round, very strong shop in Europe but very limited presence in US, unlike Lazard.
sleepymonkey hits it on the head.
I know someone who is starting full time M&A this summer in the NYC office. He did his SA their too. He said he never worked more than 80 hours a week average about 70 and occasionally weekend work. Not sure how the pay compares to other firms.
Rothschild, London (Originally Posted: 08/14/2011)
Im starting here on the Long term internship program next month.
Just wanted some info on:
which teams/sectors are hot,
culture,
working hours,
intern conversion rates,
and what i should be doing to prepare?
What is Rothschild's reputation like globally?
Many thanks in advance!
Here is some comprehensive information on the firm to help you - http://educate-yourself.org/nwo/illuminatiagendabestoverviewyet8jun02.s…
Anyone with actual words of wisdom?
Check your PMs.
Anyone?
I'm just gunna give this a little bump.
Rothschild London Exit ops (Originally Posted: 09/20/2011)
Hi all,
Just wondering about this.
Everybody on this forum says Rothschild is a great firm with solid brand name and so on, but I could not find any of their alumni on Towerbrook, Cinven, BridgePoint, Oaktree, Trilantic, PAI, CVC, Permira and Co websites.
I think there was one guy at Hellman & Friedman but he had been with Citi before.
Do you know if the exit opps are as good as people say? Do they tend to go more to MM PE firms?
Thanks!
Do you already have a position there?
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