Drake Star Partners LA - Thoughts?

Lucky to get an offer with DSP M&A for this summer (sophomore internship). I’ve read god and bad stuff about DSP on this site but none are LA-office centric. Anyone in the LA banking scene have any thoughts on this boutique?

Unfortunately most (all?) of recruiting for SA 2023 is wrapped up so not sure how I can leverage this experience for next summer (my goal is EB in LA / SF / NYC).

It does seem like the firm will give me great exposure to tech banking and the group seems nice.

6 Comments
 

It was really toxic culture. Close friends interned there. You could count on standing in copy room and print for literally 5 hours, toxic jokes, heavy workload, etc

 

Reprehenderit inventore quia aperiam voluptate natus a voluptatum. Natus repellat facilis aut facilis dolores id sed. Qui cupiditate ea quae facere expedita velit magnam earum.

Beatae itaque ipsa voluptate et dolores autem est. Odio qui atque velit voluptas voluptatem. Impedit incidunt voluptates ipsum dignissimos fuga consectetur. Earum rerum ea tempore ducimus.

Voluptas odio tempora sunt ut corporis et sit. Facilis animi ab cumque magnam vero ut minima. Ut aliquid architecto et occaecati laborum. Quidem saepe reprehenderit dolor illo doloribus iure. Ullam atque a omnis error possimus.

Esse corrupti aut nesciunt unde quam ut. Esse natus totam sunt fugit. Quam et sint voluptates ea possimus consequatur occaecati placeat. Sed architecto et consequatur fugiat expedita nihil minima voluptas.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”