Real May 2023 Prestige Rankings

There's been a lot of confusion recently around most prestigious investment banks to work at, I'm setting the record straight.

Tier 1: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPM, Centerview, Evercore, RBC, BAML
Tier 2: UBS, Lazard, Rothschild, Guggenheim, Jefferies, Greenhill, Harris Williams, Houlihan Lokey, Citi, Stifel
Tier 3: Barclays, Piper Sandler, William Blair, Nomura, FT Partners, Cantor Fitzgerald, Miller Buckfire, Brown Gibbons Lang, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Lincoln International
Tier 4: Ardea Partners, Mizuho, TD Cowen, Oppenheimer, Deutsche Bank, BMO, Stephens, Ducera, Solomon Partners, Truist
Tier 5: Macquarie, PWP, Raine, Allen & Co, HSBC, LionTree, Baird, CIBC, Credit Suisse, Moelis

*Source: my cousin who just got accepted for IB SA at RBC as a freshman in high school.

 
Funniest

Whoever gave this MS obviously doesn't understand the meaning of prestige, I bet they even waited until they were already in middle school to do their first DCF.

In my family we start teaching the exit multiple method in 1st grade, step up your game.

 

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