JMP Securities for someone from M&A group?

With all the stuff going on at the big firms (people getting laid-off, bonuses being paid out over 4 years), is the lure to work and make a career at the big shops there anymore. What is the general consensus about JMP Securities as a next step for someone coming from an M&A group? Will this totally pigeon hole me forever at a shop like this. They do small equity raises and some M&A. Constructive points please, I know I will probably get bashed for asking this because everyone thinks GS to KKR to HBS to KKR or SAC is the only way to go.

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bonuses being paid out over 4 years? Maybe for senior guy but that's definitely not the case for analysts and associates anywhere. You will be doing a lot of co managed stuff at JMP where your work will consist of listening to diligence calls and putting together internal memos. If you don't want to work at a bb, try and get into an EB, or top mm (HL, HW, WB, Baird, etc.). As a junior guy, you want to get the best experience possible while building a brand on your resume. The hiring market is hot right now, I personally wouldn't settle for a JMP type shop if other options were available.

 

If you are a career switcher and want to get into banking, can you get into an Investment Banking associate role post-MBA at a small firm like JMP without doing an internship in Investment Banking during the previous summer?

 

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