SG GS IBD or CS IBD?

Hi, was just wondering about everyone's thoughts between the 2 firms in the region. Understandably GS has a much stronger global brand, but the CS SEA franchise has historically been very strong in the region too.

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How do you view exits to PE from the bulge brackets? Is one bank favoured a lot more than the other?

Not significantly. All of BB teams are pretty small, so difference in exits is marginal. The “edge” in recruiting that you might see in the US at GS/MS doesn’t really exist in SG. The only caveat there is that if you’re doing pure Indonesia coverage (at CS for example), funds do run mandates for specific country coverage. So in that search process you would be a preferred candidate.
 

Of course GS even if it's Singapore. I don't think anyone with these two offers on hand will take CS instead. Sure CS does more deals in the region, but you will likely have to spend a shit ton of time doing boring ass capital market & middle market sized deals. Take the GS name, which will carry for a long way, and spend the extra time preparing for your modeling tests. 

 

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