Blair SF vs Blair Chicago

Refer to this thread: this was recently debated, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/william-blair-tech-exit-opps

Copying the top comment from that thread:

First of all, in terms of culture, WB Tech is definitely not the same as WB HQ. The seniors in the SF office are definitely more of a "midwestern vibe", but the juniors in Tech are definitely nowhere close to the juniors in Chicago in terms of culture (SF office is definitely much closer to the UC-Berkeley hardo culture comparable to other SF banks than WB's Chicago culture). You're right that MF interest is less at William Blair Tech than at better SF offices, but it's much higher than 10% and a lot of it is because people self-select out of MF recruiting because they know how much of an upwards hill it is. William Blair SF places extremely well into MM PE, better than any other SF MM group, and also has solid placement into UMM PE, but Blair simply doesn't place as well into top UMM and MF as EB and BB offices.

In terms of deal flow, the firm does punch above its weight and runs the MM sponsor space and is better than most EBs. However, that simply doesn't translate into exits. Headhunters have a preconceived notion and a bias towards firm brand, that WB's deal flow simply can't make up. If deal flow was the only indicator of PE placement, Greenhill SF's placement would be shit, which it's not.