BNP LevFin or DB CapMarkets (ECM, DCM, LDCM)

Recruiting for SA27 and got both offers. My head is all over the place, as on one hand, DB has a strong Cap Markets platform, brand name, more established team in NYC (larger deals than BNP by a mile from what I have heard). At the same time, I know I would be sacrificing modeling experience if I did not go with the LevFin offer, making potential exits difficult long-term. 

I am curious if anyone can touch on differences between the two related to culture + WLB, comp, exits, or any other info out there. I am also curious what DB LDCM entails, since I have heard it's uniquely different from its LevFin team and operates incredibly different to it.

(P.S. I am not dead set on a PE or PC exit after two years, but want to be in a spot where that optionality is offered. No intentions of MF PE, but would definitely explore PC on a deeper level)

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Its rough man, definitely possible, but you need to tread carefully and recruit silently  

 

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