PJT Secondary Opinion

Just received an offer for PJT Secondary Advisory Group. I am in both early and late stage processes with other BBs and EBs, but timelines might not work out. Wondering what people's thoughts are about this group, whether it is worth taking, and potential MF exits. Prestige, deal flow, analyst experience under consideration as well.

18 Comments
 

You could definitely leverage an internship with PJT into a FT at a BB or another EB. They are highly respected and constantly have solid deal flow.

Can't speak to MF exits, but if you networked hard enough I image it would be more than possible. Great name to have on your resume.

 

Agreed it won't necessarily be as easy as if you were coming from those groups. I was just trying to state that it is more than possible with the PJT name and lots of networking.

 
Most Helpful

Secondaries, especially direct secondaries and GP-led restructurings - which are very complex and involve deep company analysis - are set to boom in the near future in all forms of PE (buyout, venture, growth, real estate). It's a great niche industry to hop onto at the moment as a junior and ride-out a wave of momentum in deal flow and experience. PJT is one of if not the top group to advise on such transactions (especially restructurings) so a secondary role there would be a great experience. I work on the buy-side where we deal with secondary investments a lot.

 

Would you say that it would be difficult to transition into direct PE investing (even MM PE) after their analyst program?

 

Qui et delectus delectus unde. Illum inventore et est earum. Assumenda molestiae in repellendus quam deserunt qui. Hic rerum temporibus non accusamus repellat nulla ratione. Dolorum rem mollitia et sapiente nesciunt.

Sequi architecto dolor repellendus rerum tempore qui enim. Non placeat recusandae optio sed omnis est dolore.

Excepturi omnis laudantium aut et vero. Sapiente minus doloribus temporibus ab. Et qui aut impedit occaecati ea. Possimus qui voluptas fugiat animi.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”