MS/JPM (Tech) vs Barclays/CS (M&A)
The title says it all, opinions on which one is better? Tech group is in the Bay area, M&A is in NYC
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lol Barclays doesn't have an M&A group, and you probably got JPM Tech so just go with CS M&A
If you’re asking this late in the summer then it’s JPM tech vs CS M&A.
I would pick CS M&A
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