NYC boutique vs. DCM at major commercial bank?

Just trying to get a sense here of the prestige. Would it be better to work on M&A with an NYC boutique (Foros, Financo, etc.) or in DCM/LevFin at a major commercial bank (PNC, 5/3, one of those two, not SunTrust. I refuse to say the other name until I die.)?

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