2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS

New Vault ranking dropped:

1. GS
2. CVP
3. EVR
4. JPM
5. MS
6. PJT
7. Q
8. LAZ
9. MOE
10. PWP
11. GUGG
12. BofA
13. Citi
14. JEFF
15. Allen & Co.
16. Barclays
17. ROTH
18. HL
19. UBS
20. LionTree
21. WF
22. WB
23. DB
24. Piper
25. RBC

And so on…

36 Comments
 

Outside of PJT RSSG, I think most of the JPM groups are better, but they're definitely comparable

 

How is Allen & Co so high when Gordon Dyal is in the 30s? Also Jefferies ahead of Barclays? Nobody taking Gugg over Citi or BofA lol they're middle market if we're being fr

 

GUGG over BofA or Citi isn’t crazy. Nor is JEFF over Barclays. All pretty on par with each other

 

This is likely a list focused on US. Personally took GUGG over all of the mentioned names fwiw

 

would take WF over UBS but those positions you're referencing are not fees. their m&a fees from q1 are quite close despite deal credit being miles apart

 

is RBC not a low compared to like a HL/Piper/WB? Thought it was more like JEFF level

 

Like Blair, Piper Sandler tier - HL is a MM volume sweatshop - apparently their restructuring not even that good 

 

I think this list is reflective of 2025, given Q/EVR/CVP's amazing year, whereas PJT in 2026 has been on par with UBS lol

 

Think this is the most accurate rankings list I've seen on this forum tbh. Pretty much 1:1 how I ranked them when I was interviewing

 

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