Moelis NYC vs Morgan Stanley NYC

*Dont mind the tag, I picked a random one*

I'm an incoming analyst and my friend and I are arguing over which firm (Moelis NYC Generalist vs MS NYC M&A) you would take as a summer analyst. Clearly, there are pros and cons to EBs vs BBs, but if work culture is the same, which one would u choose as someone who wants to do PE afterwards. 

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Not insecure, but we're both creating recruitment slides for our finance club and we were genuinely curious which firm people on WSO would choose if group/work culture were the same

 

MS > Moelis for prestige and exits.

I have a feeling this guy is an incoming analyst at Moelis and is making up this bullshit "club situation" so he can get his ego fed if people pick Moelis. 

 

Like others have said, it depends on the group

M&A and Menlo Tech are the best groups at MS, but Moelis has a better RX and Healthcare team.

Unless if you're going to M&A or MS Menlo, I'd go Moelis

 

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