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have heard good things about baird but never interacted with them since they don't recruit at my school. Target for houlihan and didn't really enjoy my interactions in corp fin, really enjoyed chatting with their rx guys tho.
I'm at a MM not mentioned in your original post, but Houlihan comes out slightly on top in terms of deal flow and experience. Baird is still a extremely solid shop, but Houlihan has much stronger deal volume which will translate to a ton of transaction experience at the junior level. If you're looking to lateral to a BB/EB, having a lot of transaction experience to talk about in interviews will make the process easier
Also at a MM not mentioned here and would have to disagree with the above. While you can't go wrong, Baird would be my strong vote. Not only are the deal flow and comp strong but the culture/environment is objectively better. If you have any desire at all to be in the Midwest it's a no brainer. Blair + Baird dominate that scene, in some cases even more than the BB/EBs in Chicago.
That said, if your goal is to lateral to one, you'll have no problem doing so. While most people seem to stick around, a friend of a friend Baird banker hopped to JPM last year, etc.
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