DC Advisory FT vs Blair Internship

Would you choose a FT role at DC advisory oder an Internship at William Blair? I heard that Blair, Arma and Gleacher are the best MM boutiques in London and that DC is a drop below that.

If I can't concert the summer internship I'll just get my 2 years master (I'm from Continental Europe anyway). But is a Blair SA (with the potential of FT) worth to decline a DC offer?

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Danke man!

Any other comments regarding the chances to convert a SA to FT at Blair? Also how much worse will the exit opportunities from dc (not infrastructure) be compared to Blair?

I'm mainly interested in small-cap/LMM pe

 

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