Sagent Advisors - Comparison vs lower BBs or MMs

I know they are active mostly in M&A but haven't heard their name much despite strong dealflow. How do they compare versus lower BBs or MMs like Houlihan Lokey?

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How the hell are you supposed to apply to these guys? They have some BS onewire recruiting page where your supposed to sign up and that's it.

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coffeebatemanHow the hell are you supposed to apply to these guys? They have some BS onewire recruiting page where your supposed to sign up and that's it.

They recruit on campus...(resume drop through OCD).

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coffeebatemanHow the hell are you supposed to apply to these guys? They have some BS onewire recruiting page where your supposed to sign up and that's it.

They recruit on campus...(resume drop through OCD).

Well, they came to my school and recruited on campus, but then, never replied ANYBODY for an interview...

@ U Michi - Ross??

I have a friend who got an offer from Sagent for this summer...good kid (GPA 4.0 and national merit scholarship finalist)

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coffeebatemanHow the hell are you supposed to apply to these guys? They have some BS onewire recruiting page where your supposed to sign up and that's it.

They recruit on campus...(resume drop through OCD).

Well, they came to my school and recruited on campus, but then, never replied ANYBODY for an interview...

@ U Michi - Ross??

I have a friend who got an offer from Sagent for this summer...good kid (GPA 4.0 and national merit scholarship finalist)

At a west coast undergrad b-school (Haas, Marshall, etc)

 

U of Michigan - Ross

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They recruited at Tulane this year. I made it to the final rounds for SA but got an offer elsewhere and took it, and thus cancelled the superday. Smart guys though.

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boutiquebank4lifeSagent has yet to prove itself. Not a great shop yet.

boutiquebank4life has yet to prove himself. Not a great poster yet.

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sagent recruits from ucla,ucb,byu,and i think usc for OCR on the westcoast and i believe the usual prospects( whaton,harvard, etc) for NY office.

 

I agree that Sagent is a notch below elite boutiques and even good MM places (Houlihan, Centerview, Gleacher, etc). To boutiquebank4life 's point, I haven't heard of any deals they've closed this year besides Cheniere (mkt cap 250mm) even though the M&A market has picked up substantially.

Also- one of the founders there retired in '09. Maybe a reason why deal flow has slowed down? Seems like they've been hiring a bunch of MD's and launching new offices this year so not really sure..

 
models_and_gingeraleI agree that Sagent is a notch below elite boutiques and even good MM places (Houlihan, Centerview, Gleacher, etc). To boutiquebank4life 's point, I haven't heard of any deals they've closed this year besides Cheniere (mkt cap 250mm) even though the M&A market has picked up substantially.

Also- one of the founders there retired in '09. Maybe a reason why deal flow has slowed down? Seems like they've been hiring a bunch of MD's and launching new offices this year so not really sure..

i wouldn't put centerview in the "MM" category with HLHZ/gleacher... although they don't have a catchy jewish last name as the firm's name, they're pretty badass.

 

Does anyone know how bonuses at a place like sagent would compare to other boutiques / MM shops? Anyone have numbers from last year?

 

i spoke with a couple guys from there...NYC office. I think one is going to TPG ( not sure if it's growth equity or the buyout fund) and some other going to corp dev, some stay on after two years and some going to MM PEs. Definitely nice and solid guys and from the conversation, they seem to get paid pretty well and get involved on a lot deals in the MM space

 

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