Barclays vs. Jefferies vs. Credit Suisse vs. BAML
Have offers/interviewing, just wanted to compare these banks in terms of:
1) Exit Ops to HF and PE 2) Deal Flow 3) Compensation 4) Exposure to Networking (upper level management)
you work at CS or something?
Just checked this dude's post history, here's some gems
-"CS is trending to be a tier under top tier better than baml and Citi due to recent performance"
-"What are the top desks at CS?"
-"CS is better than Barclays, UBS, DB, Rbc. I would put them in the same league as BoA and Citi. Most of the desk performances would be considered even better than Citi and BoA, however. I would say easily top 5 BB."
Your actually retarded. Check out the other comments here in this thread. CS is the top from these three.
If your such a hardo you would have your facts laid out. Your stupidity actually amazes me. But yeah go ahead and listen to these people who just boost the rep of their bank because they couldn't get something better.
CS on average is the best from those listed and that's a pure fact with league tables backing it up. If you have a problem try to change the deal flow and be productive otherwise shut the fuck up. Thanks.
Barclays/BAML are generally your best options for deal flow and PE exits. That said, Jefferies and CS are strong in those categories as well. I'd make a decision based on culture and which groups interest you the most. For example, if you are interested in LevFin, take BAML.
I’ll be seen as biased because I worked for CS, but I’m just speaking from experience (and I have 0 reason to hype up a firm that I’m almost never associated with anymore)
1) BAML/CS > Barclays > Jeff - Each year at CS I saw a significant amount of analysts place at MF’s and top UMM’s (relative to friends at other firms). Even those in less sought after groups placed well. Can also speak from my MF’s perspective (and the headhunter we leverage) in saying we see significantly more CS and BAML analysts than Barclays. Our most represented banks are MS and CS.
2) This is tough to gauge. BAML is probably the most consistent across group whereas CS and Barclays have some standout groups with incredible dealflow. Jefferies operates in a different space but has strong dealflow.
3) Wont find a big difference at the junior level
4) No way to rank this lol. I can only speak to CS. Has a pretty flat structure, but depends on group. In my experience, networking was easy and welcomed from analysts up to group heads.
BofA > Barcap > CS > Jefferies, for the most part. Definitely some variance based on groups.
For example, CS has street-leading groups (Sponsors, LFO&R) while others are weaker will be outperformed by Jefferies. Consensus seems that Barcap is very well-rounded and you can't go wrong with any coverage groups, with some being very strong (i.e. Power). Jeff is definitely rising but if I were starting my career right now I definitely think CS has a higher ceiling for exits, which is why I rank them a slot above.