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Guys, chill with the downvotes. I was asking a legitimate question... Sorry for using term "prestigious". I've changed it to "best" because i'm genuinely curious.

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overall for analyst experience and exits its probably MS M&A. GS TMT is also very good but caveat is you could get stuck only doing capital markets vs M&A. GS FIG is very good too. I think others have a better view on boutiques than I do

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My rough impression having been a generalist for a bit of who you do not want to be pitching against (can only speak from a business perspective, not a comp/exit opps/culture one):

FIG - GS Consumer - GS/MS Tech - GS Media - MS/Moelis Telecom - ? Know nothing M&A - MS (though caveat that most of the top EBs and GS have industry groups execute) HC - JPM Industrials - All of GS/MS/JPM and many of the EBs cover this well, very broad space Sponsors - MS/CS? - Also tough to pin down because it can vary significantly from bank to bank in terms of what the group does. Could be just making lists of companies in some and more execution/leverage finance in others Restructuring - PJT Power & Utilities - Barclays O&G - ? Know nothing

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