Raymond James - London

Anyone have insight into how they are doing?

In particular their Consumer, Healthcare and TMT teams? Think these are their best teams in London / Europe?

Heard culture is quite sweaty but they pay top of the street.

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Based on the most helpful WSO content, Raymond James in London is primarily focused on M&A, and their European operations have been growing steadily. While there isn't specific mention of their Consumer, Healthcare, or TMT teams in London, the general sentiment is that Raymond James has been expanding aggressively, particularly in the U.S., with strong groups like Tech & Services (T&S) in Boston.

For London, the culture might indeed be demanding ("sweaty"), as is typical for M&A-focused teams, but the compensation is competitive, especially for a middle-market bank. If you're looking for a more balanced lifestyle, Raymond James might still be more manageable compared to larger bulge brackets like Barclays (BarCap), as noted in other threads.

If you're specifically targeting Consumer, Healthcare, or TMT in London, it would be worth digging deeper into their deal flow and recent transactions to gauge their strength in these sectors.

Sources: BarCap London vs Raymond James London lifestyle?, Best groups at Raymond James ?, Updated view on Carlyle (specifically TMT Group)?, Citi Healthcare team London, Rothschild NYC Groups

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Tech & Services is their best team by far, very sweaty + few senior-mid level bankers left

Consumer was previously Financo (very strong in beauty care and niche similar verticals) but odd culture (not as sweaty as Tech)

Pay is amongst top of street but it's MM banking so lean teams will ensure long hours in any team with strong deal flow

FIG and Industrials comparably weaker and haven't closed a lot - but better hours

 

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