West Coast (LA + SF) Investment Banking Exit Opportunities - 2012-2017
For those interested in better understanding west coast exit ops (LA and SF), please refer to the below. Of note, certain "exits" are for non-returning summer analysts (typically, those are the exits to other IB). The list is not comprehensive nor do I attest to it being accurate.
Los Angeles
BAML LA
- 12-14: Ares PE, FFL, Kayne Anderson
- 13-15: Lionsgate Corp Dev, Dutch LA, Vance Street
- 14-16: HIG, Lyft, Fidelity M&A
- 15-17: Shamrock, Odyssey, Moelis LA, BAML FSG, GS WRA
Barclays LA
- 12-14: TPG, Stealth Startup
- 13-15: Marlin Equity, LGP, Oaktree PE
- 14-16: 3rd Year, GS Nat Res, One Rock, Moelis LA, LGP
- 15-17: TPG, Aurora
- 16-18: Brentwood, Silver Lake
Citi LA
- 12-14: 3rd Year, Rouse, 3rd Year NY C&R, 3rd Year Centerview NY
- 13-15: KKR Credit, 3rd Year, Moelis LA
- 14-16: 3rd Year, Riverside Partners, Lazard SF
- 15-17: 3rd Year, Seidler Equity
Credit Suisse LA
- 12-14: Oaktree, Luminous Capital, Marcato Capital, General Atlantic (China)
- 13-15: Oaktree HY, Colony Capital, Marlin Equity, Ares PE, Oaktree
- 14-16: CS PE NY, Ares PE, Deutsche Bank FSG, Ares PE, Freeman Spogli
- 15-17: Capital Spring, Ares PE, Oaktree HY, CS NY, DB DCM Florida, Oaktree PE, Crescent Capital
Goldman LA
- 12-14: 3rd Year
- 13-15: 3rd Year, DogVacay, Point 72
- 14-16: Oaktree Distressed Debt, Rothschild LA, Silver Lake
- 15-17: Onex, Atlas Partners
Houlihan Rx
- 12-14: Saybrook, Onex, Whalerock, Oaktree HY, American Infrastructure MP
- 13-15: Evercore RX NY, Goldman Sachs CFR Canada, Evercore Rx, Ares Direct Lending, Oaktree HY
- 14-16: Angel Island, Freeman Spogli, Ares PE, Qatalyst, Gryphon, Oaktree HY, Melody Capital
- 15-17: Oaktree Distressed Debt, Silver Lake, Moelis NY, Moelis NY, Evercore Rx NY, Riot Games Corp Dev, Freeman Spogli
Lazard LA
- 12-14: Ares PE, Aurora, Karlin Asset Management
- 13-15: Aurora, CAA Biz Dev
- 14-16: Oaktree, Arrowroot, Moelis LA, Oaktree
- 15-17: Marlin Equity, Ares PE, Real Estate Brokerage, Aurora
Moelis LA
- 10-12: TPG, Walt Disney Corp Dev, TPG, TPG, Gores Group, Silver Lake
- 11-13: Oaktree HY, Ares, Brentwood Associates, Oaktree Energy, Ares PE, Oaktree PE
- 12-14: Oaktree HY, Accel KKR, Colony American, BAML SF FSG, Pegasus Capital, Uber Corp Dev, KKR, Centerview
- 13-15: Silver Lake, Onex, Carlyle NY, Centerbridge, Spectrum Equity, HIG, Scopely
- 14-16: CPP Toronto, CIM, Permira, Moelis NY, Apollo LA, Affirm, 3rd Year, Oaktree
- 15-17: LGP, KKR, Centerbridge, Oaktree, Lazard TMT, Credit Suisse, KKR
Morgan Stanley LA
- 12-14: Crescent Capital, Saban Capital, Wells Fargo
- 13-15: 3rd Year, 3rd Year, Moelis LA, Live Nation M&A, Commonfund, Genstar
- 14-16: Tricon Capital, 3rd Year, Alpha Legal, Goldman CR&H, Rain Group
- 15-17: CAA M&A, Crescent Capital, PWP NY, Deloitte LA, PWP SF, Moelis LA, True Car
San Francisco
Citi SF
- 12-14: 3rd Year, VM Ware Corp Dev
- 13-15: 3rd Year, North Bridge, Technology Crossover Ventures
- 14-16: 3rd Year, 3rd Year, 3rd Year, Spectrum, Peterson Partners, Sorenson Capital, JMI Equity
- 15-17: Lovell Minnick, Munchery
Evercore SF
- 12-14: Norwest Venture, Symphony Technology
- 14-16: Vista Equity, Palantir
- 15-17: Genstar, issuu, Qadium, Thoma Bravo
Goldman Sachs SF - TMT
- 12-14: Andreesen Horowitz
- 13-15: Google Capital, Associate, GI Partners, 3rd Year, Golden Gate, LinkedIn Biz Dev
- 14-16: Gainsight, TPG, Associate, Associate, Siris Capital, Associate, Slack Biz Dev, Golden Gate, Twitter Biz Dev, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Associate
- 15-17: Harvard Business School, Accel KKR, Associate, Associate, Silver Lake, Sageview, Capital G, Google Strat & Ops, Assocaite, Uber Strat and Planning, Uber Strat and Planning, Point 72, Google Capital, Thoma Bravo, Associate, Associate
JP Morgan SF - TMT
- 13-15: Associate, Virunga, 3rd Year
- 14-16: London Analyst, Associate, FTV Capital, Altman Vilandrie, Gain Sight, Sherpa Capital, Oak Hill, Full Stack, Golden Gate, Arma Partners, Millstein Rx, Francisco Partners
- 15-17: GI Partners, Angel Island, Associate
Lazard SF
- 14-16: Gores Group, Associate
- 15-17: Spectrum Equity, Takt Biz Dev, Bregal Sagemount, Blackstone PE (Singapore), Lazard NY HC, Associate, Uber Biz Dev
Morgan Stanley SF
- 12-14: Golden Gate
- 13-15: TPG, Enjoy
- 15-17: New Enterprise, Francisco Partners, Sansome Partners, Y Combinator, Francisco Partners, Level Equity, CD&R, Cerberus, Stitch Fix
