The title says it all. I got a lateral offer for Moelis NYC in one of their coverage/M&A groups. I already have 1 year of experience at a BB and I'm thinking of doing a year at Moelis, then just going to PE after. Just wanted to gauge if the hours are still 100+ each week on a frequent basis. Any insight is welcome here.
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Yes for at least 1 group I know of
Depends on the group
If you've already done a year at a BB why not just start recruiting for PE now instead of jumping to a whole new team just to jump again in another year? Do you dislike your current coverage group? Getting pushed out? Need more context, at face value seems kinda pointless.
I was laid off 1.5 months ago. PE recruiting has been slow for me. Only got 1 PE interview so far that didn’t result in anything.
Not sure if PE roles might open up more in Q1 2024 so that’s why im conflicted here
You are a laid off analyst without a PE offer debating taking an offer from an EB beause you're concerned about hours, but you want to recruit for PE? Am I missing anything here?
Bro give me the offer I’ll take it in a heartbeat
You’re a cuck (i would too)
lmao wow what pushovers (would also take the offer)
If it’s HC Services you are just jumping from a frying pan straight to the stove. Will have a PE offer after though. But I also don’t know if you’ll survive if you got laid off - likely wasn’t top of class.
I don’t think moelis even looks at laid off candidates
It’s IB, yes the hours are bad.
Moelis is still the Apollo of banking
Look man, all these people in the comments are pulling a fast one on you.
They are telling you the hours are bad just so you won’t take it and they’ll have a chance to take the offer.
The hours are most likely 9-6 (pm to am) (source: my third cousin applied for SA) with a bit more happening near Hanukkah (steal market share from Jews)
Thanks everyone ended up taking the offer and said goodbye to my social life!
I would just do it for a year then do buyside
No, HC services Rx and m&a can be pretty sweaty but on the whole Moelis is generally not any worse than other banks (source: first year analyst in NY coverage group)
Nah it’s actually worse than most groups across the street
Source: currently in one of these groups after lateraling from a BB
Is this even true? Hcs can’t be that bad I’m sure. Like what even makes jt so intense
Strong deal flow + intense culture
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