Trying to determine how placements vary from top LA groups/which does best. I’ve heard a lot about Moelis LA, CS FSG LA, HL RX LA, etc. but don’t know exactly how they rank against each other and against other top groups. Also trying to figure out how much CS FSG LA has been hit by broader CS news.
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Hi Intern in PE - Growth, whoops, looks like nobody chimed in here.... maybe one of these discussions below is relevant:
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I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.
"Ranking against each other" is splitting hairs. Assuming you're asking about PE exits, Moelis/Credit Suisse/Barclays in LA (and Goldman TMT/MS Menlo/BofA Sponsors in SF) are the notable target groups for MF buyout, while HL will give you arguably the best looks for distressed funds. Lazard is also very good in LA.
CS has traditionally had the most acclaimed leveraged finance franchise on the street. I doubt the hedge fund issue will have any impact at all, especially not for the LA office. They have led/underwritten a few of our larger deals this year, and the appetite for taking on edge-of-the-market LBO mandates is definitely still there.
The class sizes at these LA banks are so small that exits are usually extremely good. Not uncommon for an entire analyst class to exit to MF/UMM PE whereas in NYC this would be virtually impossible given the constraints of commensurate PE seats.
What about JPM?
Believe it’s a newer office, so there really isn’t any exit data yet
Do you know which banks in LA are great for associates who aspire to be career bankers?
BofA SF? And Instead of Q? Lmao
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