KeyBank vs Raymond James

What is your opinion on the two firms I have offers with both. KeyBank is in NYC and RJ is in Boston. The KeyBank offer is a much more formal internship compared to the RJ one, but all I can find on KeyBank on WSO is from several years ago so I would love a little more insight.

Thanks

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I'd say Key. Definitely a growing platform with some strong acquisitions recently (e.g. Cain Brothers). Decent rep and reasonable exit ops. this is just what ive gathered from asking a similar question recently, so itd be great to hear other peoples opinions

 
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RayJ is def a more prominent name than Key at this point , and has more diverse industries. I would imagine RayJ Boston would house their FinTech/Tech practice, which is pretty strong both in IBD and Research. Key NYC is strong in Healthcare, especially after acquiring Cain Brothers (advised on by Freeman & Co, another NYC bank), but there's been alot of turnover recently bc of acquisition. Key NYC also has FSG and Real Estate.

I'd say if you're interested in Healthcare/FSG go Key, if you want to network in NYC during your summer go Key, if you like Tech Banking/Boston or just want the name go RayJ.

 

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