SF HC Tier List
I’m about to reach out to banks for chats. I’m doing HC and was wondering if anyone had a solid list of HC banks to apply to in SF.
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here’s a tiered list of healthcare-focused investment banks, which can guide your outreach efforts. While the context doesn't specifically mention SF healthcare banks, it provides a general ranking of healthcare services investment banks and their tiers:
Tier 1:
Tier 2:
Boutiques:
Notes:
This list should help you prioritize your networking and applications. Good luck!
Sources: Healthcare Services Investment Banks Rankings, Top Healthcare Groups for exposure (overall)? (NYC), EBs NY vs SF offices, Best Healthcare Investment Banks by Verticals
Centerview > JPM > Evercore = GS > Lazard > Citi > Greenhill = BofA > Barclays > HW (supposedly no bonuses last year)
Nah. cvp>evr/gs>ms>jpm>laz>citi=bofa>pwp>barclays
I didn’t know those banks had healthcare teams in sf
^Basically every bank has a west coast healthcare team, mostly in SF but sometimes LA to a lesser extent
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This list below largely holds true to SF banking, but some color to note is that Jefferies has no juniors based in SF and i believe that's the case as well for Guggenheim.
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