BDA Partners standing in the industry

Does anyone have any information on BDA Partners and its reputation in London IBD circles? I am aware that it is not a huge brand but was wondering if anyone can offer information on how it is regarded by other bankers and how this may impact future 'horizontal transitions' and so on.

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Thanks for getting back to me.

Ah, so I can assume that there is not much chance of leveraging any experience at BDA to get into, say, UBS or credit suisse?

Brief context: I am a final year Imperial College student with a chinese background looking to get into IBD

 
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My group has worked on a couple of cross-border deals with them as counterparts and I've got to know a few of their analysts/associates over the years so here's my $0.02. They originally started out as a NYC shop, but now have completely transformed into an Asia-focused MM shop after a series of strong hires they've made in Asia over the years. Their China/Japan/Korea offices seem to be pretty strong in deal flow. From what I saw and heard the culture is extremely sweaty and I've seen a number of their analysts leaving to BBs seeking better WLB believe it or not. Though not 100% relevant to the topic, I heard that their Asian partners now have more equity in the firm than the founder group. The guys at US/UK offices told me that they now mostly do coverage/support work for their Asian offices. If your applying to their office outside of Asia, I would not expect to get much technical/deal experience.

 

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