Hi guys,
My friend has the following SA offers and I'm not sure how to rank them: (all west coast offices)
Revolution Partners IBD Citi IBD RBC Capital IBD
Any commentary on prestige, exit opps, comp, and other experiences are much appreciated.
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RBC Capital IBD
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Revolution Partners IBD
Pre-recession, I would have said Citi IBD before RBC Capital IBD. Post-recession, RBC came out really strong. They are expanding quite a bit in the U.S. and their Energy team is very good.
agree. citi is definitely not in a good situation
isn't RBC purely MM though?
also they are quite conservative, like WF
are you guys speaking for West Coast? I feel like Citi might have a stronger presence on the West Coast than RBC. Also I have no idea about Revolution Partners. I thought their main office is in Boston.
I think in NYC, you might choose RBC over Citi due to the fact that you are not in Citi's m&a group, but still I feel like the name Citi might carry you farther.
Take Citi hands down and leverage it for a better firm FT.
I would personally do RBC -> Citi-> Revo
RBC guys in the westcoast are doing some solid deals and have a great culture
Citi might not in a good position right now, but you might need to check which group you will be in
You kids are retarded in the nutsacks. Citi is a BB vs. a canadian MM and a shitty firm i've never heard of. What the fuck is revolution partners? Is this a joke post? Who here is serious? Citi is a top bank that works on REAL deals not some scrappy 40 million canadian crap.
2009 League TablesCiti: #4 RBC - Top 25 in U.S.? Not even? Top 50? revolution: um.. FUCKING LAST?
Bunch of retards on these boards I swear.
whether or not citi is a bb has nothing to do with this particular situation. group placement is important, and citi is a joke on the west coast. i'm not familiar enough with rbc or revolution to comment comparatively though, they might suck too.
Citi>RBC...go to one of their leveraged groups or Palo Alto...still doing some deals...RBC = sealed MM fate
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I'm NYC only but even still, Citi west coast to NYC movement is still better than being stuck at a canadian MM like RBC.
To even ask this question means you should just go to revolution or FTP. Obviously you can't handle easy decisions such as "Would you like fries with that" and "paper or plastic"?
Not sure this is such a no brainer question 1YB:
Citi has had a lot of talent drain recently, considered lower tier BB, still a BB RBC - very solid, but MM. well capitalized canadian bank- friendly culture Rev Partners - good in technology on west cost? - good culture???!!
which Citi group are you referring to?!?!? But regardless, I would take Citi, RBC, rev partners. Use Citi to get interviews at other BB's for FT. Good luck.
Citi
Bunch of high school/canadian kids giving advice here IMO- ie. any retard that says RBC > Citi
it's more of a personal choice. no need to bash other people's opinions
edited my post after reading it's for wc.
in this case, unless it's citi palo, then i would go for rbc. It is a MM bank but it has great people and pretty good deal flows. But it's more about your personal preferences.
Some really stupid i.e. college kid w/ no banking experience advice being put out here. Hell I wouldn't even rely on your average analyst for this b/c the likelihood that they have any experience or knowledge about these offices is minimal. Citi got it's ass kicked by the financial crisis and is in worse shape than RBC. That's useful if you're looking to buy shares, but if your evaluating IBD opportunities it generally means jack shit relative to considerations like dealflow (especially now that Citi is unlikely to go under)
I don't know a huge amount about these offices, but I do know that at Revolution or RBC you will be doing exclusively MM deals. I don't really know about Citi Palo Alto, but I know a bit about the Citi LA office (had a friend who interned there), and if the offer is there you will definitely be working on bulge bracket type deals. I'd guess Palo Alto was similar.
So if your only concern is exit opps it's pretty much a no-brainer with Citi. Then again there are other reasons to choose a firm and if your friend just loves the culture at RBC or Revolution, then go ahead take those, just understand that there is a substantial difference in exit opps from MMs and BBs.
Really though you should still take my suggestion lightly and focus on talking to people, who have worked at or with these offices. Ask the people at the offices what deals they've worked on recently. Look up the senior bankers and see what they've been involved in. Basically do what any decent analyst would do and do some digging on your own from actual credible sources.
Citi for me, leverage on name.. RBC is not too bad, but just wondering what will happen if Citi does get out of its mess soon
Citi
Keep in mind that WSO trolls used to always bash Jefferies, Rothschild and etc...just because they weren't "BBs." Heck, even JPM used to get treated like shit on this board. There is nothing wrong with going with RBC. I personally think it's a better bank than Citi, and it is.
llawl 1styearbanker is at Citi what a noob. why couldn't u make gs/ms/jpm? gpa sucked? nontarget? so sad
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