Are GUGG and PWP not EB's??

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

 
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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 

 

That's all fine, but your experience will be subpar there. They barely do any M&A deals

 

PWP sucks guys, subpar bankers and non-existent dealflow (excl. RX)

 

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