UPDATED OFFICIAL SA 2028 RANKINGS

S++: PJT RSSG, UBS GIG, EVR RX, GS TMT, CVP Biopharma/HC, Q

S+: EVR M&A, CVP (Rest), GS FIG, MS M&A/Menlo, UBS (Rest)

S: JPM HC/M&A, Moe LA, GS Classics

S-: MS Rest, JPM Rest, PJT, LAZ RX/HC

A+: Moelis (rest), PWP RX/HC, HL RX, LAZ (Rest), BofA REGL/M&A/IND, Citi M&A/IND

A: Barclays PU&I/Tech, BofA (Rest), Citi (Rest), PWP (Rest), Allen & Co

A-: Barc (Rest), LionTree, JEFF HC, Greenhill, Ardea, Dyal, Mklein, Ducera RX, GUGG RX

B+: Guggenheim (Rest), DB Levfin/REGL, Wells Fargo REGL/IND, JEFF (Rest), Rothschild

B: DB (Rest), RBC PU&I, Wells (Rest)

B-: TD Cowen Tech + HC, William Blair HC, RJ Consumer, FT Partners, RBC, HL(Rest)

C+: TD Rest, BMO M&A, Piper Sandler CR, RJ (Rest), William Blair (Rest)

C: Harris Williams, Nomura, BMO, CIBC, Santander

C-:  Mizuho, Solomon Partners, Cain Brothers, Baird, BNP Paribas

D: Oppenheimer & Co, Cantor Fitzgerald, Stifel, MUFG, Lincoln International, HSBC, Scotia 

F: BGL, SMBC, Keybanc, KPMG, Deloitte MNA, Capital One, Truist

Feel free to leave suggestions below, but they will unfortunately be ignored because the above ranking is flawless.

11 Comments
 

other than the obvious meme, and the fact that HL RX would be higher than reg pjt and moe, this list is a very good proxy of the preferences of target undergrads

 

Besides UBS (love it!), Allen, PJT, and Lazard too low while JPM M&A doesn't even exist anymore, JPM HC/FIG are fine, and JPM (rest) is overrated. Also MS M&C > Moelis LA

 

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