Solid LMM Banking Firms in NY?

Current sophomore rn at a target school. Recruiting has been absolutely rough, and I'm trying to find some smaller shops that could still give me solid deal exposure and lateral/FT recruiting potential. Does anyone have any suggestions for NYC?

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Idk if your school has this but look at the alumni directory, scope out alumni that work in finance in T2 cities (CLT, HOU, MIN, BOS) or at smaller buy-side firms and reach out to them for coffee chats. Even if they don't work at a LMM banking shop now, they may know the scene better. A lot of people go from NYC LMM to T2 cities. 

Also be very careful, a lot of LMM shops will just be an absolute waste of time in terms of skill development. I did one my junior year and it sucked but at the very least it was a nice placeholder on my resume. 

 

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