Official WallStreetOasis.com IB Tier List

S++: PJT RSSG, CVP, Q

S+: GS TMT/FIG, EVR M&A/RX, MS M&A/Menlo, PJT M&A, LAZ

S: JPM HC/M&A, MOE LA, Allen & Co, M Klein, Gordon Dyal

S-: MS (Rest), GS Classics, JPM (Rest)

A+: Moelis (Rest), PWP, HL RX, BofA REGL/M&A/IND, Citi M&A/IND, Greenhill RX

A: Barclays PU&I/Tech, BofA (Rest), Citi (Rest), Barclays (Rest), Ducera RX, Guggenheim (Rest), Greenhill (Rest)

A-: DB Levfin/REGL, Ardea, Rothschild (Europe), BMO M&M

B+: UBS GIG/Levfin, Wells Fargo REGL/IND, Jefferies HC, RBC PU&I/M&A

B: UBS (Rest), DB (Rest), RBC (Rest), Wells (Rest), BMO LevFin/M&A, Raine, Tidal, LionTree

B-: Jefferies (Rest), HL (Rest), William Blair HC, Rothschild (US)

C+: RJ Consumer, TD Cowen Tech + HC, BMO (Rest) Piper Sandler CR, William Blair (Rest)

C: Harris Williams, TD (Rest), FT Partners

C-:  Nomura, Mizuho, Baird, BNP Paribas, CIBC, RJ (Rest)

D: Santander, Oppenheimer & Co, Cantor Fitzgerald, Stifel, MUFG, Lincoln International, HSBC, Scotia, Solomon Partners, Cain Brothers

F: BGL, SMBC, Keybanc, KPMG, Deloitte MNA, Capital One, Truist

50 Comments
 
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I'm bored rn, so I'll nitpick this list:

Only CVP Biopharma should be in S++. CVP (Rest) in S+

Jeff (Energy) should be separate and placed in S

Move PJT M&A down to S-

Move Laz down to A+

Move Allen, MKlein, Gordon down to A-

Putting GHL RX as the same tier as HL RX is a joke lol, so move that down to A and move GHL (Rest) down to A-

Move BMO M&M down to B+

Move LionTree up to B+

Move UBS (Rest), DB (Rest) down to B-

Move William Blair (Rest) down to C

Move FT Partners up to C+

Move Truist up to D

 

I guess your insightful comment is based on the fact that you've worked in every one of these teams for at least 6 months right ? Otherwise your opinion matters as much as that of a high schooler

 

How? BMO M&M is undisputably the absolute global best in mining, it's like CVP for HC or PJT for RX, I put it at A- because M&M isn't a prestigious/sexy industry. BMO's other top groups (M&A and LevFin) are definitely at least as good as mid/bad groups at RBC/DB/UBS/WF types

 

The difference between mining and tech/hc/even energy is night and day in terms of deal value, household names, etc. who has heard of glencore over google/nike/exxon like come on

 

GS IND could be its own in S tier apart from Classics and EVR M&A could drop down a tier ngl

 

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