Top industry groups at MMs

Hi all, I'm relatively new to this site. Am currently working as a 1st year analyst at a boutique, and am looking to switch to a bigger boutique/MM firm. Was wondering if anyone is aware of what the top industry groups at some of the MMs out there are? I'm most interested in companies like Houlihan Lokey, Jefferies, Piper Jaff, Blair, Baird..

From what I've gathered so far, Healthcare at Jefferies should be solid since they're the former UBS guys? Heard Healthcare at Houlihan was strong as well. If anyone is currently working at these firms, or know people who are, I'll really appreciate some perspective

 

Jefferies also has an excellent transportation group (trucking, dry bulk shipping, oil tankers, logistics) - I've seen them lead left on tons of equity offerings in the space, and we used to lose a ton of pitches to them.

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Ah, also on the Jefferies theme - Quarterdeck used to be a top MM boutique that specialized in Aerospace and Defense. They're now a part of Jefferies, but I don't know if they're still as reputable as they were.

- Capt K - "Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, bait the hook with prestige." - Paul Graham
 

This is very good info so far guys.. Thanks for the feedback..

The firm I'm most curious about is Houlihan. They're a pretty sizeable mid-market shop, but outside of restructuring or even FAS, I really haven't heard much about their industry groups. Anyone with some inside perspective on them?

 

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