Theoretical, but what is the best choice/ranking of prestige/comp/exits within the debt space for all of these hypothetical SA offers?
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This is what this post sounds like. Why are you so specific if this is just theoretical. Pick the one that aligns with your career goals. I could not pick less similar groups in credit if I tried.
Bain > Laz > Barc > Gugg for prestige. But these are very different roles, and so do what aligns best with your future career goaks
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BCC>>>Barc>laz>Gugg if you meant specifically the debt space. Gugg levfin is trash and while PCA isn’t all debt experience, laz is a pretty good PCA group and there are some crossovers. Barclays is good in dcm en levfin. This list is incredibly weird though as other poster said
Laz > Bain > Barclays > Gugg
I’m assuming it would be secondaries at Lazard (or at least GP work). Likely the best option for transferring skills assuming you are unsure of your long term. Cannot go wrong w/ Bain either. Seems like you have a few DCM/LevFin options so if your long term is anything debt investing related choose Bain/Gugg/Bar, and if you are unsure of your long term you cannot go wrong at Lazard.
anyone who tells you laz PCA over BCC hates you and your entire family. People have gone from BCC analyst to corp PE at funds like APO/BX. There's exits to credit HFs and distressed as well. Out of undergrad it definitely gives you the most optionality long term compared to PCA which is much more pigeonholey
I’d take Jefferies here.
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