All- Long time lurker first time poster. Am latering from a BB to a mid-market shop next week (WB/HW/HL) as an associate. Wanted to see if anyone had any advice, any horror stories or success stories for laterals
Thanks!
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So you are going from BB to MM? Interesting, as its usually the other way round.
What made you move?
Was at a balance sheet BB think (UBS/WF/DB) wanted more direct M&A experience
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