OFFER HELP
got no return from my IB SA this summer and am lucky enough to have following offers either in-hand or expected for FT 2023. all somewhat niche so trying to get a gauge on which one will position me best for a BB/EB IB lateral down the line. Really torn rn, anything helps.
Offer 1: LevFin at a commercial bank. The firm is known primarily as a retail/commercial lender (Think M&T, Ally, Capital One, CIT) but has a small capital markets team that plays primarily in the LMM space (anywhere from 20-150MM deal sizes). The role is legit sell-side levfin with exposure to structuring, origination, and modeling (primarily loans not HY bonds). on paper seems like the closest thing to traditional IB here but worried about getting bucketed as a "commercial banker" when it comes to getting lateral looks. Pay is street for IBD.
Offer 2: Corporate Banking within "CIB" at a TD/BMO/CIBC. Important to note that this is not within origination but in one of the CB product teams mostly doing credit analysis and credit memos both for corporate debt deals and IB deals alongside coverage/m&a teams. Main benefit is that I'd be working on larger IB deals even if not necessarily doing "IB work". Internal mobility also seems pretty good so may be able to move to a more traditional IB group within the firm.
Offer 3: Valuations at a reputable MMIB like Lincoln/Houlihan Lokey. Mostly portfolio valuations, clients include MF/UMM PE firms and credit funds. Probably the best brand name of the three
Really on the fence between these and grateful to have a job but want to keep as many doors open as possible in the future. Anyone who has worked in a role that sounds similar to any of these feel free to chime in about what exit opps looked like for your class. Thanks!