Corporate Banking in Top Street BB vs Park Square Capital Investment Analyst

Hi everyone, I currently hold a FT role for Corporate Banking in BB, and a FT role at Park Square for the Investment Analyst role. I quite like credit and private debt, and would be interested to learn more about it. However, I am not sure which one would actually provide a better exposure and career growth in the future, since BB is an international and more well-recognised company, while Park Square is more EU based. The career progression and general exposure is much faster at Park Square since it is a credit-focused boutique which only does private lending, while BB has a more complex structure and requires more time to progress upwards. Also I dont think I want to stay in CB forever, since my plan was to move to levfin first and then see where to go, but idk - need help on this pls!!

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1 - PSC process hasn't wrapped up yet - OP edited the post to make it sound like they have both offers in hand; I can bet you my life savings they don't lol

2 - they're not taking someone with a corporate banking background - unless this person has other experiences, they are at best getting dragged along a process they have no shot at (just a quick linkedin search should prove my point here)

Like I said, OP really has no dilemma until they have both contracts in hand, and even then there really is no dilemma (PSC should be the obvious offer to take). If your ideal scenario was moving to levfin but you're now able to get the levfin exit right away, how can corporate banking even still be a consideration?? 

 

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