Lazard or Centerview?
I have an offer from Lazard and am considering interviewing with Centerview. What are people's opinions?
To me, it seems like Lazard is more established with a more consistent deal flow. However, suffers from massive attrition due to its longer (than most) working hours. Analyst class at Centerview is 4 a year, Lazard is closer to 25 so I suspect that interns and analysts at Centerview are given a far more immersive experience. I also get the impression that Centerview also hires for the long run. I'm going into M&A and am quite open about the sector team I join. Any opinions on which is best/most reputable?
The analyst class at Centerview is not 4 a year...it's 20+. Both awesome options though. Only caveat is the 3-year program at Centerview turns some people off who are set on exiting.
Can't go wrong but personally I'd stick with Lazard.
I would say deal flow per capita wise, both firms are fairly equal, so I wouldn't base the decision too much on that aspect. Centerview has a better work culture from what I've heard, but Lazard has better exits while CVP has a 3-year analyst program. I would mainly consider where you see yourself fitting in more.
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Technically speaking, the only employers who can prevent you from leaving after two years are the military and prison.
As in you won't have to sneak around them like you would at Goldman
Yes, but they claw back some of your pay if you leave early (it's a very significant amount).
You would probably have to sneak around... do you really think a firm that emphasizes a 3 year commitment would give you time off to interview 6 months into the job? Plus, if you recruit early I'd imagine you lose a lot of the benefits to recruiting from cvp - more deal experience at the time you recruit 1.5 years in, etc.
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