Mid-tier RX exits?

I was wondering if anyone could provide insight about the exits for mid-tier RX groups. For the purposes of this post, I will use restructuringinterviews(dot)com's guide which defines tiers as:

Tier 1: PJT, Evercore, Houlihan Lokey (HL), Lazard, Moelis Tier 2: Centerview, PWP, Ducera, Guggenheim, Rothschild Tier 3: Miller Buckfire, Greenhill, Piper Sandler, Jefferies Tier 4: GLC, Raymond James, PJ Solomon, Baird

So I'm looking for answers more so for Tier 2 and Tier 3

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^ agreed. Also I hear Ducera is slowing down and focusing more on its VC business but if anyone has color pls lemme know

PJT lost its head of business dev for the RSSG group, last I checked he went to Jefferies RX. Tbh I have no idea how impactful that is for either since PJT still phenomenal

Roth lost the dude who made TRS, the reason they got on the Puerto Rico mandate a few years back, to Piper Sandler.

Banks are changing, and the area is niche. Everyone who works in the division will be fine exit wise. Especially right now.

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The tier 2 all exit pretty well. CVP and PWP exit the best out of them, possibly because of brand. Ducera exits well, but mainly to high quality credit shops (don’t know if that’s selection bias or what). Gug also places pretty well into credit but not sure about PE. No clue how Roth places in the US. It can get more difficult when you get to tier 3, maybe besides greenhill, but who knows what’s going on with them now.

I would say as long as your in tier 1 or 2 you’ll be solid for exits and even in tier 3 you’ll get some looks, as most of those are quality rx shops.

Also lateraling in is pretty easy, especially once it starts to pick up, since it is a small market and not many people have the training to hit the ground running as an analyst. So not a huge deal where you end up

 

Yah I can see that argument and definitely agree for past classes. I mainly meant im not really sure what direction they are going the the acquisition and how that will impact their rx brand if at all.

 

if you're at CVP/PWP and you're soley interested in Distressed exits, would it be possible to land a top credit/DD HF? Or do you think it's better to work 6 months and lateral to a HL EVR PJT shop.

 

More optionality, stronger group, super interesting work, love the space

 

Good friend works there. Exit opps are definitely not strong in US….

 

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