THE ONLY REAL EB RANKINGS (2026)

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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It’s awesome. Only firm on this list in the top three for every criteria btw. A cut above the rest…

 
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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.

 

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Also the leagues table is out of date so congrats on PWP...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

 

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