1. Qatalyst
2. Dyal & Co
3. Centerview Partners
4. PJT
5. PWP
6. MOE
7. EVR
8. Allen & Co
9. AEC Advisors
10. SVB Leerink
11. LionTree / Ardea
12. Ducera
13. Gugg
14. Laz
15. Raider Hill advisors
16. East dill secured
17. Raine Group
18. Rothschild
19. Tidal Partners
20. Oak Advisors
21. M Klein & Co
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Where does ardea sit?
Ardea sits the highest and it’s not close
Should've followed my friends into that bank then
Categorically false. Lol
actually accurate
Yea right. Count yourself lucky for liontree even being on this list. Should be under Duccera tbh.
wdym? liontree is easily top 5 considering all in pay, especially with increasing seniority + merchant banking opp.
Top 5??? This has to be ragebait bro. Literally nobody is taking LT over PJT, MOE, LAZ, or PWP let alone Q, CVP, and EVR if it’s for the top group/team. They’re sector specialists so you could only make the argument that they’re top 5 for a single sector. That point in itself puts them far outside the top 5. With that logic HL is better than LT since HL’s RX team is superior.
you know that this is about comp only?
Where is Raine?
OP just put, but it’s wrong. Raine is around $220–225k, above a lot of these
Exactly how a college student "interested in banking" with no experience would rank.
Not that inaccurate, but definitely not accurate too
Can you provide a more accurate list? Feel like a top 10 should be enough.
Can't provide a top 10 but Evercore pays less than PWP.
PJT 3 tiers below Centerview is criminal, their full packages are basically the same
Ducera?
Isn’t AEC Adv. and Gugg above some of these?
Dyal analysts clear 300-350k. Is Q really above that?
Q above at the associate+ level.
Don’t think is is right. Need at least to put the comp bands so people can properly compare with their own data
This guy must be a 10 year industry veteran to know some of these niche boutiques lol
Roth is way too low have heard wild numbers for comp there
I have friends at Rothschild. Comp is pretty mid most years, and it’s a total black box as to what it’ll ever be. A close family friend is a very productive MD there and he’s looking to move.
Never even heard of Dyal / Ardea / AECA until this month
EVR comp is higher than PWP and in line with PJT, not sure why it's so low
Untrue PJT / PWP has been higher than EVR as EVR skyrockets headcount every year lol
I mean revenue also skyrcokets for EVR lol. Point being, the well performing groups (Tech, Media/Comm, Healthcare etc) are paying just as well or more than PJT (btw PWP pay was meh this year...)
Are you at EVR? PWP and MoE pay better. It's loosely brought up in comp talks. PJT might be in line or slightly better as well.
Would bump moe and gugg down
Liontree pays more than all the traditional EBs listed except for cvp
What’s the #?
Dude Ducera is easily top 3-4
Wtf is Dyal & Co, AECA, SVBL, Klein, Tidal, Oak?
Did I fuck up choosing Citi lol
How is LionTree only 11??
EVR wayyy to high
EVR pay is top notch bro, only ones better are CVP and Q (ignoring some of the smaller firms). Don't think PJT or PWP pay better, and if so it's on a case-by-case basis
Again see above. MoE and PWP pay better and its loosely mentioned in comp discussions.
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