To those at EBs...
Do you actually get to work on deals alongside the top dogs/namesakes at the EBs? By working alongside, I mean attending meetings, getting their perspective on the deal, etc. basically seeing them in action.
For example, MoCo (Ken Moelis, Navid, Jeff Raich), PJT Partners (Paul Taubman), PWP (Joe Perella, Terry Meguid, Peter Weinberg), CVP (Blair Effron, Robert Pruzan), EVR (Altman, etc.), you get the idea.
Forgive what may be a rookie question; I just hear a lot about Sr. Banker exposure at EBs and was wondering how senior that exposure actually went.
Well, if anything I grabbed coffee a couple times with the names you have mentioned at my firm pretty surreal
Also while these guys are impressive there are also other senior partners that are just as impressive and could probably create their own shops and be successful boutiques (not EB level ofc) so yes the exposure is def there
Obviously it's dependant on staffing but not at all uncommon. The big thing with EBs is that many of the founders want to be bankers (as opposed to management) , and so they really do take a lead role on deals.
When I worked with one of the people you listed here they were the sharpest person I ever worked for - incredibly insightful comments and checked the financial math in their head (no HP12C). Also was clear about big picture and the "story" we were driving at, without too much "backpocket" appendixes because they knew exactly what the client would want. It was really an incredible project to work on, though you're stressed AF the whole time because you're working for the big boss.
Bro as a third year analyst at one of the EB’s you mentioned my goal is to stay far from any deal with those guys. Give me a middle market private company sell side with the MD that’s unresponsive after 6pm.
I feel like it's different for analysts and associates though - we're trying to gtfo but associates are actually attempting to build a reputation/find a senior to bat for them; if you get in with one of these guys as an associate you're set for a while.
Fair enough. But realistically, Ken Moelis is not going to take him under his wing and within a year or two he will be just as jaded as me.
I was at Moelis as an Analyst and did two pitches with Ken. Pretty surreal to see him in action, the pitch is won before it even starts because clients are so happy that he made it there.
Ken is an absolute animal.
Incoming Moelis hardo alert
I smelled a fart of one of the senior guys you mentioned. It was just the two of us in the room so I am pretty sure it was him. Exposure at its best.
in my first year, I had an idea for a deal I thought a client might like and raised it directly to one of these guys in an email. Within a week, he'd called me almost everyday to refine it and then put me directly in front of the client to pitch the idea. After that, I knew I could tell him anything and he would at least listen.