Are there ANY easy-going or great culture coverage or M&A groups in NYC?

Seriously, it seems that both go hand in hand when it comes to groups. Any groups out there that balance a good culture with working on coverage or some sort of M&A and is BB or boutique status in NYC?

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One thing you'll find at most BBs and EBs is that they'll always have "lifestyle" groups. That's where networking and actually getting to know people comes in handy. Asking questions like what do you do on weekends or what are your hobbies reveals a lot. Of course, some people might just be squares and genuinely just not have lives outside work, but for the typical free thinking mind, people with free time will go out and pursue their interests. If people stutter or waver on discussing their lives outside work during calls or socials, you can probably bet they don't have time for that. Volume is key, you will find trends even within broader sector groups. C&R is often known to have good lifestyle because clients are consumer companies that don't work ridiculous hours. Healthcare services is often sweaty af because they do a ton of work with PE and the associate at Apollo could give two shits about your weekend plans. Trends and culture change all the time. I remember back in the day when I was recruiting and Evercore had a separate P&U and infrastructure team and I heard great things about P&U. Now they got merged together cuz the P&U head went to a competitor bank and the culture went to shit. GL

 

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