Went through the entirety of recruiting thinking they were elite boutiques, and then an analyst tells me that they're middle-market...what? There's no way right? Or have I just been living under a rock for the past two years..
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Prospect shocked to find out the "Official Final Prestige Tier Lists" he read on WSO were written by ... shocker ... other clueless college students
even moelis is MM its about avg deal size not "prestige" and "placements" like every WSO tier list will be written on (which most are written by kids)
Conventionally ppl think of EB as EVR/CVP/LAZ/PJT/MOE. Some might include PWP some might not. I generally never heard of Gugg as an EB so not sure where you got that from.
PWP keeps sliding down every year lol. 3 years ago it was on the come up. 2 years ago it was tiered with MOE and LAZ and now it’s GHL and GUGG lol. Next year it’s gonna be PWP/Piper/Harris Williams
PWP is pronounced “poop” for a reason
PWP has to be one of the most overrated firms on the street, wannabe EB
PWP is pretty meh
At least PWP pays well close to top of street
That's all fine, but your experience will be subpar there. They barely do any M&A deals
PWP is absolute dogshit.
PWP sucks guys, subpar bankers and non-existent dealflow (excl. RX)
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