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
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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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