Most Successful Lateral Moves

Given the frequency of lateral moves happening across the Street — what are the most successful moves you’ve seen in your network? Either uptiering in brand or moving from one geography / industry coverage group to another.

Particularly interested in getting a sense of how doable a move out of oil and gas banking is and how much of a discount (if any) one would need to take to get out of the industry

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