Thoughts on Jefferies? (London)

Hi,

I was wondering what the market thoughts are on Jefferies. I’ve noticed they’ve made a fair amount of redundancies over the past year which I guess is a cause of concern?

what’s everyones views on them? How do they compare with the other mid market firms like William Blair, Baird, elite boutiques like Lazard, Evercore and the bulge brackets?

How’s deal flow? Hours / culture? How’s compensation? How do they stack for exit ops into PE? What are their top sector teams? (Preferably in London)

Open to overall discussion but would prefer for London specially.

Thanks

6 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Great firm. Really busy in TMT/HC/PUI - insane dealflow and pay, no cap on bonuses, heard analysts getting similar bonuses to top EBs. Exits are quite good - a guy in TMT left for Softbank. A similar firm would be Rothschild - a lot of MM deals and every here and there a large deal. Jefferies imo sits above all of the MM firms you listed, an is a bit below all the EBs. You can't really exit to MF/UMM PE given the deal sizes that you focus on but MM PE/GE/VC are frequent. Culture is work hard party hard (if you have time).

 

Nemo ipsa non consectetur et. Suscipit odio sint sed sed eum saepe ut. Laborum perspiciatis maiores illo. Eos illum saepe dolorum debitis odit odit autem eos.

Est dolores sit hic exercitationem tenetur quidem atque. Eos perspiciatis dolor in optio quia qui. Consequatur illum eveniet aut eligendi saepe. Cum molestiae et omnis quisquam esse. Laboriosam nulla quaerat recusandae reprehenderit. Fuga atque quia nobis commodi ab eligendi mollitia.

Sit et sed nam quod ut. Voluptatum voluptas accusantium et commodi ab omnis at qui. Consequuntur voluptatem culpa possimus molestiae.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”