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Split off from SocGen - big French Financial Company. SocGen put a lot of money in, then spun off Cowen. Was not successful. Use to be SG Cowen. They mostly do tech/growth companies. It has a good reputation on the Street, and lots of people use their research. I would say it is comparable to TWPG or a Needham.
I think they used to be good in Healthcare too, but lost quite a few good people when acquired. Used to be better.
So overall, a well respected research department?
How would experience like that look going to work on the buy side?
It would look good. I think people with sell-side experience are very in demand at buy-side firms, given that you will get to know some industries and some companies very well and be very good at modeling. good luck
Do you think it is the other way around where sell-side companies wanting buy-side equity researchers?
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