Best Tech groups in NYC

I know a lot of banks run their Tech groups out of SF. Which banks offer best experience for tech in NYC in terms of deal flow, exit opps, etc. 

Note: this is specifically for Tech. Not media and telecom

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It's honestly a lot better than I thought - I think it beat my expectations because people on WSO shit all over the city (no pun intended). 

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Barcalys Tech team is getting a lot of traction lately, ranked #5 in Tech U.S M&A in deal value. From my understanding, Barcalys Tech team in NYC is stronger/has better deal flow than their West Coast office. Separately, Barclays Tech team does in-house modeling might count for something. 

 

Why are people giving this ms? Didn't someone literally just post the league tables below?

 

It's also the only BB Tech group that's actually based out of NYC rather than Bay Area, for what it's worth. A bunch of current analysts are planning to exit to some pretty solid players in Growth/tech PE, according to my buddy in it. But it is a hellish culture, allegedly especially in their software vertical, which is by far the biggest part of their dealflow. They also do super well in fintech/payments and telematics (car tech)

 

The bit about stronger deal flow in NY vs West Coast is not true based on conversations I have had—just repeat of what you probably read on old threads. The head of the group (Laurence Braham) sits in Menlo Park and the deal flow out of the office has been very strong, especially in software. Theyre #4 among BBs among software equity offerings atm and have done 15+ sell-sides this year. Not to say that the NY office isn’t killing it as well though.

 

The top barclays software MD sits in NYC, as does the group head. 

 

What the above poster is true, not sure why he/she got MS..from what I know Barclays does M&A within coverage, has its Tech separated from its Media/telecom group, and has a large NYC Tech team unlike other BBs and the group has  strong deal flow. Most others BBs have larger teams/presence in west coast. 

Bloomberg M&A NA league table also has Barclays overall at #4 ytd so IB franchise is doing really well.

 

I would amend 2A:
BofA / Barclays / CS

Citi

On the west coast BofA and CS are seen as the strongest mid-tier BBs in tech followed by Barclays. For purpose of NYC rankings, I would put Barclays higher since they have a larger NY tech presence relative to other BBs which are more west coast-centric, but for SF/Palo/Menlo it's more like BofA/CS then Barclays/Citi.

For reference, I'm at a MF growth shop in SF and this is how we view the BBs and how I would prioritize if shooting for growth exits.

Also, LionTree has fantastic exits to growth/VC given the nature of the role

 

Is the above based on solely on NYC teams? If yes, how is BofA Tech higher than Barclays Tech NYC? BofA NYC has tech within TMT so bulk of deals are media/telecom in NYC since west coast BofA runs bulk of tech deals from what I’ve gathered .. 

Purely based on overall sheer numbers, Barclays Tech is also higher in league tables as seen above.

Just curious at how you arrived at your ranking? 

 

Could anyone comment a bit more on MS tech in NY? Know MP office is quite strong. Thanks!

 

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