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Well I think it really depends on the firm you join. Salary and bonuses at top bulge brackets is very competitive, but it may not be for smaller banks. I know it’s actually very common for people to switch into DCM from public finance, and a lot of those same people switch into IBD as VP—but yeah true you’re not going to have the same in and out experience as someone who started in IB. However, there are some notable exceptions of people in public finance who actually work on M&A deals, such as people covering non-profit healthcare mergers(which are covered by public finance at most BBS) or P3 deals.

 

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