Oppenheimer M&A vs. Houlihan Lokey FAS

Which would you go to FT and why? Is it possible to lateral internally through FAS? Or externally out of FAS into another M&A advisory firm? I'm shooting for M&A advisory analyst -> PE.

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I've heard bankers from other groups at HL compare the FAS guys to Milton from Office Space. So internal lateral is potentially tough. Also the industry groups at HL generally self-execute, so the M&A guys don't really do too much from a deal flow perspective.

Conversely, I think OpCo's reputation has gone down in recent years, but I did have a college acquaintance lateral to lev fin at a BB after 1 year at OpCo, so take that how you will.

 

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