Is Greenhill really that bad? (M&A)
I know that GHL is not the place it used to be, but I have seen people on this forum say that culture is bad, deal flow is poor, and it is not really an EB. Have also read that comped meal policy is bad too.
Obviously, WSO is not always the best info, but this seems to be a consensus.
Does anyone have any insight into the quality of the analyst program? Do analysts just spend all their time pitching? I've read on here that exits are still decent. Does anyone happen to know anything other than what has already been posted?
According to LinkedIn, there is an Analyst at the SF office who graduated from McGill.. I think that sums it all up
I didn't go to Mcgill but they have alum everywhere so you're either misinformed to the point of hilarity or a girl from Mcgill broke your little heart and you're salty
Roth’s NA is def on the strong come up (look at league tables). tho this wasn’t the case a while back. Seems like they and GHL almost switched places in terms of deal flow, reputation, etc.
At Roth’s you probs won’t be pitching often they do an insane amount of deals with average size being around 600mm-1 bil (similar to Moe/LAZ). Exits are strong from their top groups (Rx, Industrials, Consumers). Deciding between GHL or Roth’s in terms of experience and better senior folks I’d go Roth’s.
All the GHL analysts/associates MS’ing are clearly delusional LMAO
Chicago is seemingly a good spot for analysts. MD count has doubled over last few years and culture appears strong. Exits to Silver Lake, Thoma Bravo, Golden Gate, Madison Dearborn in recent years. Analyst class size of 3-4.
Greenhill Toronto is a great shop, I worked in Toronto (not for GHL but for another shop) and those guys generate a lot of fees per head. Certainly hasn't declined like the US franchise. You can actually go to their website and see closed deals by region to give you an idea.
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Over half of the current M&A class going to UMM/MF