Guggenheim IBD Vs. Citi IBD

Was wondering if people can comment on these firms, I have options at both, but having trouble choosing. How do they stack up based on deal flow, culture, comp and exits opps?

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Tough choice, but Guggenheim is definitely an EB, not a mm....they routinely work on multi billion dollar deals, including the biggest deal of the year last year in Disney, 21st century fox deal

I don’t know what qualifies an EB exactly but they are a smaller shop that works on multi-billion dollar deals every year...YTD 2018 they have an average deal size of 3+billion and are ahead of the likes of evercore and moelis on league tables with 9 deals alone...no way that is a mm firm

 

I'm only a sophomore going through recruiting so take it for what its worth.

Spoken quite a bit with people at Guggenheim. Really up-and-coming bank that has closed some really big deals in the past year ($40 billion I think on their website last year). Growing in tech, hc, and industrials, which are all good industries to be in. SA classes have doubled over the past 4-5 years, but that's more of a testament to their growth.

also the analysts all seemed chill and had good camaraderie.

 
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A lot depends on group placement at Citi...in M&A or industrials you’ll get a bunch of looks from funds that might not interview you at Gugg...also real estate at citi has top re exits if you’re interested.

 

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