Top EB groups
There hasn’t been a post on this in a while. What are the top EB (EVR/LAZ/MOE/PWP) groups for deal flow and exits as of mid-2024?
Thanks!
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Laz should have its EB title stripped away
Wait why?
Lazard slander on this website is getting absurd
That’s cute. What’s next, debating if water is really wet?
Incoming Analyst vs Intern: a clash of the titans here on WSO
PJT RSSG, EVR RX, MOE RX - not including HL b/c team too large (doing a bunch of small cap deals), LAZ b/c recent issues (interested to see if they can rebound tho)
What about industrials, healthcare, consumer, and/or media?
is evr rx> m&a?
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Can’t really compare the groups imo, but they are very close in quality (not like PJT where RSSG is light years ahead of their m&a practice, no diss to m&a RSSG is just unbelievable). That being said, EVR rx is a phenomenal group, top 2/3 rx on the street.
In terms of exits yes. M&A has gotten ridiculously bloated in the last few years it’s incredibly difficult to stand out to the HHs
In no particular order, solving largely for historical exits:
Evercore: Tech, Coms, Industrials, RX
Moelis: RX, Healthcare Services, Media (LA)
Lazard: HC, Industrials, RX
PWP: HC, RX
In reality, any group at these banks will pretty much get you the same looks. Also, given that I work at one of these banks and have close friends at the others, I can tell you that people are solving for wildly different things, and will end up in different groups as a result. Self selection is also a big factor- I left off several top groups just because people tend to use them to build a career in banking rather than exiting, which doesn’t build an exit culture (underrated in my opinion if that is your goal).
Was mostly looking for groups with exit opps so this is extremely helpful. Thank you
curious, what groups do not have "exit culture" if career banking at one of the places you mentioned is the end goal?
Centerview is arguably the best EB and not mentioned here for some reason. Their HC group and Consumer are both good, M&A and pretty much anything
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