Barclays CM vs Guggenheim M&A SA 26

I'm super grateful to have the opportunity to select between the two, and I've been going back and forth a lot. I'll explain my debate below. I would love any input on this decision.

  • When I first began recruiting IB, I wanted to work on the biggest deals with the biggest companies. This is why I would pick Barclays over Guggenheim - I’ve head I could work on deals with F500 companies even if it’s debt issuances. I feel that Guggenheim doesn't have many headlining deals right now.
  • I want to learn as much as possible about business. This is where Guggenheim M&A would be better in my opinion.
  • I’d say I’m an intelligent/creative person, so I want to put those skills to use. I feel that M&A would demand more of that strategic thinking.
  • I'm not too worries abt wlb early in my career, and I feel that Gugg and Barclays are good.

I would be super grateful if anyone had insight on this decision/corrections on my line of thinking. Thank you all so much!

20 Comments
 

Gugg then lateral if you want. Barclays used to be open placement then split into M&A / CM.

 

I would definitely lean more towards M&A opportunities at Guggenheim especially if in NYC. If you’re eventually interested in buy-side roles, you generally won’t be able to recruit from capital markets desks. But both very solid names and will get you far in industry.

 

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