Lateraling in this market

I much like everyone here am getting bombarded my recruiters for both buyside and lateral roles. Given the marco econo environment and deal activity slowing down, is this not a bad time to lateral?


Leave summer 2025 market slows and all of a sudden could be a LIFO situation? Curious about people’s thoughts

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