Citigroup 2026 Group Rankings
Ok, enough of the outdated rankings. People are ranking based off of prestige, deal flow, and exit opps. NYC
My list is based off of survivability and chance of even getting exit opps.
1. GAM hands down. They work, but not too much. They have live deal experience and the top exits. They have fun and they actually are able to survive 2-3 years. I don’t know anyone that left early.
2. REGL. Yeah it’s real estate, but atleast they have fun and everyone exits well even into vanilla PE.
3. Consumer and Retail. They’ve been gaining market share and treat their juniors nicely.
4. Tech / Chemicals / Clean Energy (although they may be gone) / ECM / DCM / LevFin / FinStrategy / Special Situations / Power / FIG
Yeah the exits are meh but atleast your life won’t suck.
5. Healthcare / Comms / Industrials
Life will suck. You might exit or you might not. Either way expect to give it all up. I mean vacations, friends, social life, life, life, life….you get the point.
6. M&A
Heard they work on shifts. Seriously. Attrition is bad…but attrition for Healthcare, Comms, and Industrials is still pretty bad.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here’s a breakdown of Citigroup's group rankings for 2026 in NYC, considering survivability, deal flow, and exit opportunities:
GAM (Generalist Asset Management)
REGL (Real Estate Group Lending)
Consumer and Retail
Mid-Tier Groups
Healthcare, Comms, and Industrials
M&A
This ranking reflects a mix of prestige, exit opportunities, and the ability to maintain a reasonable work-life balance.
Sources: London Ranking Exit opps PE and HF, 2021 Investment Bank Rankings for Exit Opps, Citi or CS?, Credit Suisse NY Group Rankings 2020, Current Citi Group Rankings
would agree v accurate
Isn’t tech hard working?
It's one of the sweatiest groups at Citi. High turnover and bad culture from what I've heard
Software?
Yes can confirm.
i know industrials exits are very good, but what about HC and M&T? Heard HC is making a push but no idea where people are exiting to
This is the problem. Don’t focus on exits as an intern. By the time you come in it could all be changed. You know what won’t change? The culture.
Thanks
I thought Industrials has good culture?
Any insight into UK IB team? Heard mixed things from different folks
Thread Is on US teams. However, would be very interested in London teams rankings.
GAM = FIG basically?
GAM is sponsors, FIG is insurance cos, banks etc
do you know if sponsors is execution or relationship mgmt focused?
In an LBO do they model or is it LevFin?
Any thoughts on the healthcare team? Looking to lateral
Why is REGAL good ?
They seem like they have good culture but this is an incoming interns perspective who only talked to people for group placement
Can anyone provide context on C&R. What is the group's deal flow and culture like is it a good group to be in for exits/overall
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