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Do you want to do strictly M&A/RX work? Choose PWP. Or, if you want to do financing and/or structuring for deals, but want to have the option for pure M&A, then do GS AFG. You can lateral into Classic if so desired and you perform well.

If you want to do M&A for 2 years and land a private equity gig directly thereafter, and don't care about turning down Goldman Sachs, then PWP is probably a better move.

 
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