For exits:
1. EVR
2: PJT
3: CVP
4: MOE
5: LAZ
6: PWP
For compensation:
1. CVP
2. EVR
3. PJT
4. PWP
5. MOE
6. LAZ
For M&A deal flow (2026):
1. EVR
2. CVP
3. MOE
4. PWP
5. LAZ
6. PJT
For RX deal flow (2026):
1. PJT
2. LAZ
3. EVR
4. MOE
5. PWP
6. CVP
For “culture”
1. PWP
2. EVR
3. PJT
4. CVP
5. LAZ
6. MOE
For best hours on average (ur getting pounded either way):
1. LAZ
2. PJT
3. EVR
4. PWP
5. CVP
6. MOE
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How are you enjoying life at Evercore?
It’s awesome. Only firm on this list in the top three for every criteria btw. A cut above the rest…
Swap LAZ and CVP for exits, EVR and PJT as well as PWP and MOE for comp, CVP and EVR for M&A, and delete the random culture ranking that doesn’t make any sense.
Ur clueless if you think that. CVP much smaller analyst class + higher comp than most PE shops lol so it’s self selection bias. They can exit anywhere Laz can brother.
LAZ does not have high comp
Lazard has better exits than Centerview, CVP just a better bank tho (coming from someone at CVP/EVR lol)
Also stop making it obvious u r at PWP. Those numbers are out of date, and LAZ/PJT will easily overtake PWP lol
How are you enjoying Lazard?
I've been enjoying the great culture
Lazard has better exits than Centerview because Centerview's 3 year analyst program and since it is a newer firm (relative), less analysts, and a lot of people just choose to stay.
Def has better exits than Moelis, this is a historic trend and PJT M&A as well, since most of MF PE exits are RSSG (some M&A). I think the gap between PJT M&A and RSSG is so wide u can treat those as different shops imo
Also the leagues table is out of date so congrats on PWP...
the m&a vs rssg exits thing is so overstated…they exit the same ceteris paribus. Maybe used to be true in like 2018-2022 but not anymore. They just aren’t huge in certain sectors which is why you dont specialize as an analyst.
edit: for prospects — if you like m&t, hc, gaming, life sciences, they’re quite strong
Aint no way you put LAZ for #2 in RX
Holy shit who is spamming those Laz posts above hahaha
dude you have 4 comments on this thread hating on Lazard, we get that you got rejected, but you don't need to be that salty about it
Lol 4 of the same accounts shilling Laz in the comments
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