Got an offer from Barclays and Perella Weinberg Partners, both FT positions in London. Would like to exit to a PE/VC focused on Infra/energy after a few years. Any thoughts of which one to choose?
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Infra / Energy = Barclays
Industrials? Then I would choose PWP for the salary as there should not be much of a difference
Side Q - Are I&E PE exits from Bar common? Thought Citi leads
Citi has pretty good exits, Barclays does well in this spectrum
PWP advised on E.on and RWE, MSIP on Telecolombus, Veolia/Suez... And they have an energy branch, TPH, that also has a small team in London
PWP
Barclays you are not guaranteed group, and if you just got FT, most people I know didn't get the most desired groups e.g. ECM as they'll take previous interns.
Did Barclays london even open for 2021 FT analyst? I thought they didn’t...
May not be what you want to hear, but just my two cents. You should go to the place you like more and feel like you'll get more experience. The WSO perception of exit opps is largely false for London recruiting. At both firms you should get some looks and what's more important is how YOU perform during recruiting rather than the team you're in.
If you go to one firm simply due to perceived exit opps (especially considering they're viewed not dissimilarly on the street) despite liking the other firm more, you may regret that decision.
I also think you should ask yourself the boutique vs BB question.
This is very true and was what I came on here for.
Consider the pure M&A vs M&A & Financing, strenghts in the team you are interested in, the culture and work hours for these banks/teams. Also consider the likely hood of you getting placed into a team that does what you are interested in. As far as I know PWP is non existant in PUI, and Energy is not one of their strenghts, Barclays has a decent PUI franchise and a good energy one... Both will allow you to exit where you want.
Yeah you're right! I think the problem here is that both firms have very good cultures, PWP has a very cool rotational programme, and Barclays has more internal mobility possibilities
I personally would only choose PJT over a BB in London, but it’s personal preference I guess.
Why only PJT? CVP also does very well in London compared to their headcount. For Evercore it is rather group dependant
And regarding PWP even if they are not top performers I heard they have a very good culture
PJT has hired some really strong MDs like the head of M&A JPM DACH area. Profiles in general are quite strong and exits subsequently as well. But I definitely agree with you if you really prefer the boutique culture definitely choose PWP.
Same, looking to move from my BB. Only heard great things from the guys that work at PJT, they love it there.
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