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Jefferies is purposefully hiring during slow activity, part of the reason it got to snatch some senior Barclays bankers.

Firm is getting more traction in recent years as it has been growing aggressively. But from everyone I talked to, is a total sweatshop across the globe.

In terms of Canadian deal flow, should  start getting some deals - given senior bankers - when broader activity resumes.

Might take a few years to build some Canadian reputation and robust deal-flow though. Look at how Lazard closed its Canadian shop this year.

 

New shop that poached a bunch of talent from Barclays Toronto (RIP).

I've heard Jefferies is an absolute sweatshop with braindead associates that crush analysts, however, that reputation stems from the US where post-MBA associates are more commonplace. Given this is an entirely new shop in Canada that is starting fresh (without the post-MBA assoc. problem - it's just not a thing in Canada), we should all be cautious applying its reputation to this satellite office (in a new country no less - satellites typically have more autonomy).

 

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