We all know that some firms tend to dominate the mandates and usually command more deal flow. For an analyst looking to stay in banking, is it necessarily bad to not have the most deal flow? Won’t there be chill hours for workouts or meals?
All in all, is having less deal flow necessarily a bad thing if you are not trying to recruit into the buy side?
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Well even if you’re not trying to go into buyside, pitching 24/7 is not fun. I suppose you’ll be missing out on the satisfaction of closing a deal.
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