EB Prestige Rankings 2026
Looking to get a consensus on the overall EB firm prestige and which are the top groups at each shop.
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EVR
CVP
LAZ
PJT
MOE
PWP
Laz above PJT and Moe LMFAOOOO
Holy shit the Laz shills have gotten bad
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Tier 1: CVP/EVR
Tier 2: PJT/LAZ/MOE
Tier 3: PWP
source: ASSO 2 @ CVP/EVR
For best balance of comp, experience, and exits:
1. EVR
2. CVP
3. PJT
4. MOE
5. PWP
6. LAZ
didnt MOE send 10 to MFs this year?
It’s about per capita exits and choice of opportunity. The reason you may not see too many CVP or PWP analysts is 1) extremely small class size and 2) they have very good A2A promotion comp and therefore many simply choose to stay, although I’m sure the headhunters are sending plenty of recruiting emails to the analysts.
Q/PJT/CVP
EVR/LAZ
MOE
PWP/GUGG
Congrats on Gugg bro 💀
not at gugg im at a BB
not knowledgeable about the boutique landscape, what seperates GUGG from the rest of these firms?
Ur a bimbo
lol at EVR being in the same tier as LAZ
thanks jewslayer1944
FYI this kid is at BMO and got dinged by EVR 🤣
Tier 1: CVP/EVR/PJT
Tier 2: MOE/LAZ/PWP
This is the only right answer you retarded interns.
hahahaha
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congrats on EVR fatass
I too am unfamiliar with women
Why is everyone hating on PWP? I know Lazard gets shit on in the US but whats up with PWP?
Lazard "falling" in the US is ridiculous
PWP is not doing well from a dealflow or culture perspective. I would take a look at their Q3 earnings vs PJT / LAZ
Didn't Lazard announce Corteva ($50 bn), Mars Kella ($35bn), Constellation ($26bn), Schroeders ($13bn), Akzonobel ($25bn), Keurig DrPepper ($23bn), Advisor toBeacon ($11bn) , Amcor ($15bn), QXO ($15bn)
All US deals (2025/2026), not sure what the hell Lazard falling off means
HL Rx?
It is hard to say working in IB is prestigious in the big '25 when vc, startups, straight to PE, and quant all exist. It's like being in first on the B team.
it's 2026 buddy, but point stands
Fuck ur right
Haha PE doesn't look so great right now does it
prestige lists like this are fun to argue about, but whether Evercore, Centerview or the other EB names sit at the top really depends on what niche or geography you care about. At the end of the day it’s cool to see how people rank RX/M&A groups, but don’t over-read into it either.
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