Thoughts given current market conditions. I would take a BB (GS, JPM, BOA, MS) over EB (LZD, EVR, CRV) just given BB will still get deal flow because of a balance sheet, but want to hear ur thoughts.
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Great idea don’t think I’ve ever seen a thread on this
Congrats on BofA
good looks dawg. finna get this paper.
why put BofA in GS/MS/JPM tier? Thats like saying Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia instead of HYP... it's clear from that which bank you are at lol
Congrats on BofA as well
This thread is so comically WSO already
ngl got a good laugh on a saturday night after coming back home drunk asf
it's so wso to end the night on wso instead of getting pussy. no hate just funny af
true, but the downside is that a balance sheet opens you up to risks that are external from your group (e.g bank having to pay interest) which could lead to layoffs in an unlikely bad market
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