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Got a buddy there who got hired in NY - they’re a typical lower middle-market boutique in every group except for FIG. Solid deal flow, brand, and size, so good reps. Other groups less active and work on considerably less ‘quality’ transactions lol. Couple guys in Chicago (I think) have exited from that group to top MM and BB shops apparently. Not a FIG guy at all but would only do that group there.. maybe industrials? Based on a quick LinkedIn search, haven’t really seen any above average exits from non FIG bankers.

 
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"Analyst 2 in IB-M&A" Legit middle market bank with solid deal size and volume, not great pay but still 100k+ for 1st year analyst. One tier below Baird/Stifel/Raymond James, but definitely not a small boutique. They’ve got offices all over the country along with research, trading, ecm, dcm, etc. Will grow

This is wildly exaggerated. There is a big gap between the top MMs (Baird), the second tier MMs (RJ/Stifel) and D.A.

 

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