Weighing options
Looking for some opinions on exit options at the following firms
Lazard BMO RBC Stephens HW
Looking specifically at each for PE placement then MBA placement
Thank you
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What groups are you referring to? If you're talking about the advisory side of Lazard, I'd say they are definitely better than the rest you've listed. Next would be a tossup between BMO and RBC.
It is lazard advisory but not in a city that I want to be in...any opinion on HW and the others for PE/MBA placement ?
Is it Lazard or Lazard MM?
harris williams top notch placement to solid mm PE firms.
Harris Williams has a batting average of 0.98
its Lazard MM and how are PE/MBA options at RBC, BMO, and Stephens ?
Thank you for the previous responses
Are these your offers or just looking for insight?
No offers or interviews yet at any of these places...the search yielded few results for HW (other than they go to bat and have good PE MM placement) and RBC/BMO/Stephens there was little if anything.
Lazard had info so I think I am good on that front
Trying to get prepared for possible networking/interviews from non-target UG
analysts at lazard regularly compete with top groups such as GS TMT / MS M&A / GS FIG / BX Restructuring for positions at top megafunds and upper MMs. current second year class ('11 college grads) have near 100% placement already at high quality PE/HFs.
HW is known to have good placement among MMs - understood that senior people will go and bat for analysts when the time comes.
This guy didn't read the post about how it was Lazard MM, NOT Lazard Freres. Big difference, and what he said above is not true.
Harris Williams is at the top of the group you posted, then BMO and RBC and Lazard MM in a cluster, then Stephens.
Thank you...any idea on the other places ? I know Lazard is great and HW has strong placement in top MM
rbc/bmo/stephens = limited to no placement in respectable mm pe shops. not to say they dont exist, but there arent that many from those banks
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