2017: Tiers based on exit opps

Got this from a friend working at a top MF fund and the list overall seems right so reposting here. He said these groups are tiered based on an # of offers / # of analysts in each class basis. Again, this is the list they use there and does not represent what everyone necessarily thinks. Before we start, let me say that at our fund we don't really care about which specific groups you come from. We hire smart people who know what they are doing.

1a. PJT R&R, PJT M&A, GS FIG, GS TMT NY 1b. Lazard M&A/RX, Evercore M&A, MS M&A NY, MS Tech Menlo, HL RX NY, Moelis NY/LA, GS CRH, JPM M&A, MS C&R 1c. BAML M&A, BAML Sponsors, GS Industrials, CS Sponsors, Rothschild RX, MS Industrials, Evercore RX, CS M&A, JPM Healthcare, Greenhill M&A, Barclays P&U, MS Media & Comm, PWP

Chances are a good number of you guys will get offers at one of the groups above. Congrats, these groups fill more than 80% of the spots in the top funds.

Disclaimer: I was at a group on the list and now at a PE shop.

8 Comments
 
Best Response

True, and I don't think its ranked within tiers either because I expect smaller groups like PWP, Greenhill M&A, Evercore Rx for example would have higher placement percentages (# of offers / # of analysts) than bigger BB groups like BAML sponsors or CS M&A, but they are all within one tier so it seems like they all fall within a range.

 

Cum vel tenetur adipisci deserunt saepe. Explicabo voluptas soluta dolore iure non.

Id fuga distinctio et id. Repellat dolorum accusantium sint. Aut ab neque impedit iure aut cum est sit. Voluptatem iste facere accusamus velit. Rerum reprehenderit voluptas voluptas.

Minus est tenetur reiciendis est deserunt voluptates. Et vero unde necessitatibus reiciendis.

Doloribus nam quia qui nemo molestiae iusto. Tenetur necessitatibus laudantium et enim dicta officiis. Eos ut sit ab beatae. Vero aut libero ipsum est ut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”