west coast opps... not a pissy debate of which coast is better...
I'm a rising junior from H/W (around a 3.85+) with strong connections at a particular BB. I personally enjoy the west coast much, much more than the east coast. However ultimately, come OCR time, I will choose whatever internship opportunity is the "best".
I'm interested in and open to most groups (product and industry), although I feel like I should go into a product group for a more technical experience.
I understand NYC has the most opportunities and will make for a "better" analyst experience, but my question to you all is which opportunities on the west coast would you take with no questions asked (GS TMT, MS Menlo, Qatalyst etc.) over an east coast offer and which opportunities on the west coast would you strongly consider over an east coast offer.
I'm just trying to gain some insight into the west coast banking environment and figure out a plan to network come this fall/winter. It's hard to know what's out there/ what reality is because I'm located on the east coast, where most friends/students stay on the east coast.
Thanks a lot.





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gs tmt, ms menlo, qatalyst,
gs tmt, ms menlo, qatalyst, csla (good exit opps to PE firms on the west coast), blackstone menlo(?)
ledger123 wrote: gs tmt, ms
gs tmt, ms menlo, qatalyst, csla (good exit opps to PE firms on the west coast), blackstone menlo(?)
is that it? is BX menlo that good of a group anyway? should one do a summer in NY, and then try to work in menlo full time? what groups do they have there? I thought BX banking consisted only of M&A and restructuring...
Moelis?
Moelis?
not too sure what groups are
not too sure what groups are in menlo for bx. but i do know that exit opps are very good as you can imagine. moelis la is another one to consider, although im not sure how their most recent classes have been doing. their first one had killer placements at the top PE firms.
i assume lazard has a strong office in sf as well
do not go to bx menlo...take
do not go to bx menlo...take offer somewhere else if you get a chance
lazard sf is OK. Not the best group around but you have the lazard brand name (and the hours i heard).
moelis LA is the shit, not so sure about moelis palo
in west coast, it's really just gs tmt, ms menlo, cs sf (used to be good at least, still has the brand name for recruiting), qatalyst for tech and north cali
cs la, moelis la, hlhz frg for socal
Ricqles wrote: do not go to
do not go to bx menlo...take offer somewhere else if you get a chance
lazard sf is OK. Not the best group around but you have the lazard brand name (and the hours i heard).
moelis LA is the shit, not so sure about moelis palo
in west coast, it's really just gs tmt, ms menlo, cs sf (used to be good at least, still has the brand name for recruiting), qatalyst for tech and north cali
cs la, moelis la, hlhz frg for socal
Okay thanks a lot. GS FIG/Consumer is based in LA too right? Or am I totally off base?
Also, are you guys saying that these are groups that you would strongly consider taking over a competitive NYC offer (JPM, MS, elite boutique, etc) if you want to end up on the west coast... even though the technical experience may be better in NYC (I'm assuming)?
if you want to end up on
if you want to end up on west coast yes. arguably some of those groups (gs tmt, quatalyst) over NY positions regardless
MS has an M&A team in LA
MS has an M&A team in LA that's supposed to be really solid.
ms m&a team and also barcap
ms m&a team and also barcap (headed by former cs la guy) is pretty good in LA. Send a lot kids out to good westcoast shops.
oh cool. I did not know MS's
oh cool. I did not know MS's M&A team was in LA too? Also, can someone confirm that GS FIG/Consumer is based in LA as well? Just trying to see how I should network this upcoming semester. Thanks.
GS LA is FIG and Consumer. If
GS LA is FIG and Consumer. If you don't have an interview with them already, you won't have much of a shot since they only take 1-2 analysts per year.
doddfranky wrote: GS LA is
GS LA is FIG and Consumer. If you don't have an interview with them already, you won't have much of a shot since they only take 1-2 analysts per year.
didn't know rising juniors have interviews set up already when on campus recruiting is still many months away...
any other thoughts?
any other thoughts?
i heard from a credible
i heard from a credible source that the generalist group in GS SF placed better than TMT this year. top analysts in both groups get all the interviews they want. from what i hear GS senior culture isnt as supportive at recruiting however
blackstone menlo is a joke... both in terms of exit opps and deal flow
MS menlo get worked to the ground and not a great culture but they have good senior support and brand name when it comes to recruiting. arguably places better than GS SF (depends on the year though)
not sure why everyone on this forum drools so hard over qatalyst, they are still a step behind in placement behind GS/MS... maybe will get better with time
moelis strong exit opps and very supportive senior culture in terms of recruiting, but hours/culture are bad
JPM is also a step behind GS/MS in recruiting. have good MM opps but much harder to get the west coast megafunds
gotopps wrote: i heard from a
okay thanks. do you have
gotopps wrote: i heard from a