Houston Exits?

How are exits out of the top BB/EBs. (ie. GS/MS/JPM/EVR/TPH/MOE) Do O&G analysts at the top shops still place into MF Infra even if not for generalist? Is it possible to make it NY without a heavy "brand cut" after a Houston IB analyst stint?

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There's been a few threads on this recently, but generally Houston does not exit anywhere near as well as it should for a coverage that grinds their analysts way more than NY groups

Would expect the "average" exit to be either 1) energy, 2) a fund in Texas or 3) LMM funds outside of TX. If you look back historically 1-2 people per year have randomly landed MM/UMM generalist offers in NY, but a lot of those were through connections and not because Houston is some real pipeline there.

MF infra has gotten less common because infra funds are doing less in O&G than they were 10-15 years ago. A lot of them got burned on energy deals and are investing elsewhere, so they'll pull from P&U or infra IB groups rather than O&G.

You'll always be the "energy guy/gal" in any processes outside of O&G. Some people move after 1 year to a P&U group and tend to be okay on exits, but obviously that is 1) very dependent on slots being open and 2) would majorly piss off your current group

Overall if you are set on NY I would really recommend not doing Houston

 

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