So I am in a little bit of confusion here. I have an offer from DB, ML, and CS investment banking and would like to ask for people's views on which one is better in what areas and aspect of work and life balance.
anyone who's knowledgeable about the firms are welcome to reply. anything is much appreciated...
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You want to be downtown :)
DB and ML are both downtown
That's why I said it.
Deutsche depended on providing levfin dollars to win big (US) M&A mandates. Current market conditions are likely a way bigger threat to DB's marquee dealflow than to ML or CS. Culture-wise, I get the impression that its pretty fratty.
ML has got some big corporate issues right now -- not sure how that will factor into your decision.
CS has several standout groups (e.g. Sponsors, Tech) and a bunch of solid groups. They probably have the most laid back people and culture of the three banks. I've heard that work/life balance there is better than most BBs.
Deutsche depended on providing levfin dollars to win big (US) M&A mandates. Current market conditions are likely a way bigger threat to DB's marquee dealflow than to ML or CS. Culture-wise, I get the impression that it's pretty fratty.
ML has got some big corporate issues right now -- not sure how that will factor into your decision.
CS has several standout groups (e.g. Sponsors, Tech) and a bunch of solid groups. They probably have the most laid back people and culture of the three banks. I've heard that work/life balance there is better than most BBs.
About CS, is it smaller than the other two banks? I don't know too much about it, but just have heard great things about the firm.
As for DB, do you think alll of their businesses are based off of the levfin side? and is CS or ML better on the equity side than DB?
How important do you think brand name is? more important than say deal flow, type of work, work/life balance, etc?
Thanks
All three of these companies are large. According to the Fortune 500 Global rankings based on revenues DB is 35, CS is 47 and ML is 70.
Would choose ML over the other two. DB is hardly a BB and their corp finance groups are 2nd tier. Yes, ML has some corporate issues, but none that will affect the IBK which had record years last year. As far as the equity side goes, ML is best of the 3. Can't go wrong with CS though.
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