Balance Sheet Bank IBD Platforms EMEA

My friends and I have been interning at some balance sheet banks over the past 12 months (various off cycle and industrial placements) and was wondering about how the different balance sheet banks rank amongst themselves with regards to an IB platform

Specifically given how we don't have that much experience at the larger banks, how would one compare HSBC M&A vs BNP M&A vs Nomura M&A and any other balance sheet bank

Same for the overall IB platform (specifically, Corp Fin - not so much dcm given they all derive most of their revenue from this)

Any heads up would be great. Thanks

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