Tier-2 RX vs JPM IB

Accepted an offer from a Tier 2 RX shop (Greenhill/Gugg/Satellite HL/Miller Buckfire) and got the JPM Superday Waitlist email. If given an offer from JPM, which would be the better offer in your opinion? I want to exit into vanilla buyout private equity.

edit: thx for responses

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If it's Greenhill or Guggenheim RX, I'd go with those unless you know which group you are going to end up at JPM at. Of course, if you're more into M&A/Capital Markets then JPM is the way to go, but I assume you have SOME interest in RX given you recruited for it.

 

Out of that RX list, only GHL is the one that has solid buy-side placement. Not so sure about others (GUGG has a big class so placement can be more volatile). So it really comes down to JPM vs GHL RX. If it's a top group at JPM (M&A, HC), then go for it (unless you're really interested in RX). If not, then I don't think there's that much of a difference in buy-side recruiting 

 

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