Piper Sandler vs UBS buyside exits
Which bank would be better for buyside recruiting? Take the average group in either bank or feel free to comment on group specific perspectives.
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I thought with that automated message you got back from Vista (thankfully WSO cleared that up for you) you had it all locked up!…hahahaha
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It’s somewhat probable with 3 years
In what world is this an actual question? It's pretty clearly UBS just based on historical reputation and status. WSO is basically UBS hating forum though, but just check Linkeldn for exits. UBS has a solid number of UMM exits just in this past class including: Veritas, FP, Platnium, GA, Stone Point, PSG, HIG, THL, and 26North alongside very solid MM exits such as Arsenal, Odyssey, FTV, etc. LevFin/Sponsors from UBS also has top PC exits like Blackstone, Ares, and Oaktree just within this past year. I think maybe the best Piper Sandler analysts get exits roughly in line with the bottom range of the MM's listed and no UMM opportunities.
Congrats on UBS
Please do a basic linkeldn search instead of beleiving anything and everything you read on this forum. It truly is not very difficult.
No seriously congrats on UBS
Spelling error “believing” — please fix.
UBS by miles
I’d go with Piper in 2026, you’d have actual deals you could talk to at Piper
Yeah I would muchhhh rather have 3 $450mm TEV sell-sides than 4-5 completed $1bn+ LBO / Acq financings, an IPO active bookrunner, and 1 completed SS of a $1bn biz with another 1-2 active.....
Yeah you must not be at UBs though, congrats with all that amazing you have time to be on here
No affiliation with either firm, but this is amongst the craziest most upvoted comments in WSO history.
This question specifically asks for exits. UBS exits have been cited above by someone else for this past class. Please do the same for Piper Sandler or shut up. I understand you hate UBS, but this is just purely misleading if you don't. Having your bot accounts constantly upvote your comments won't change reality. UBS simply exits better than Piper Sandler does.
Am at a 15bn+ fund size fund, we would never interview someone from Piper Sandler but would from UBS. We also pretty constantly talk to bankers from UBS, never with Piper Sandler. These are just not banks on the same tier.
UBS shills are relying on old data from multiple years ago, refresh your sources
If someone can show me a single example of a banker lateraling from UBS to Piper (for a reason other than they got canned/pushed out of UBS) then there might be an argument here. But I can count off the top of my head double digit examples (across AN to MD) of people leaving Piper to go UBS. Say all you want about league tables, deal experience, etc etc. but you are delusional if you think Piper (or almost any middle market boutique) is a better career move for 99% of this forum.
If you have kids, family, other extraneous circumstances that push you to a MM boutique - then that is understandable. But if you are starting your career or working to MD, UBS and the bulges will ALWAYS be the better option.
Didn’t bankers at UBS get paid lower than big 4 consultants.
I don’t have any dog in the hunt here and UBS is surprisingly decent in the sector I cover but won’t 90% of the folks gtfo in the next 12 months given they clearly don’t make enough money to pay the people off guarantees. Even in normal years, the average MD at Piper makes more than the average MD at UBS and the top 20% makes a lot more.
I’ve spoken to so many analysts at UBs who said they didn’t really learn anything and regretted joining
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