Top Partnerships Left on Wall Street

Interested in what everyones rankings of the top private partnerships left on wall street would be. Any comments on each of the firms/partnerships in general would be much appreciated as well.

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"cayo275"

Comp at private companies is always cash, so that is a plus. Not being bound to outside demands (i.e. stockholders, quarterly profit reports) is also nice so there isn't the same pressure to keep tighter budgets and strip down small quality of life perks. Cash comp is obviously the biggest benefit, all the other things are nice add ons.

that's not always true. You can still get equity for private companies that vest when the firm goes public. Pretty sure this happened with Moelis

 

Are firms like Centerview and Blair really partnerships in the conventional sense? My understanding is that most of the EBs, even before a bunch went public, would comp all officers with SOME level of equity, although the % of equity comp has supposedly gone up since they went public. Therefore even at a private firm you'll have the equity spread somewhat widely throughout the firm, and you don't get made "partner" in the sense of a law firm or accounting firm.

 
"exemplaria"

Are firms like Centerview and Blair really partnerships in the conventional sense? My understanding is that most of the EBs, even before a bunch went public, would comp all officers with SOME level of equity, although the % of equity comp has supposedly gone up since they went public. Therefore even at a private firm you'll have the equity spread somewhat widely throughout the firm, and you don't get made "partner" in the sense of a law firm or accounting firm.

Blair advertises themselves as a partnership, but I don't know the specifics.

 

I had an interview and offer from Blair for a summer associate position so I have some insight into its structure. The firm starts considering partners at the MD level based on performance. Once a partnership offer has been extended, the new partner contributes equity into the firm, he/she in turn receives a a share of the firm's profits, which I believe make up the majority of partners' compensation. Upon retirement, a partner cashes out.

 

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