What are the current/2018 top Financial Sponsors groups?

What banks have the best financial sponsors groups in terms of culture, reputation, exit ops? Haven't been able to find anything on this that is current. Any knowledge here would be greatly appreciated.

2 Comments
 

gc2019, have you checked out these or run a search:

  • When to begin FT Recruiting as a current 2018 SA? Hey all. Currently began my 2018 SA internship and I'm enjoying the gig, but welcome other ... opportunities as I hope to cast the widest net. With all recruiting happening so early on now, I was wondering ... what a casual timeline for FT recruiting looks like- do I begin reaching out to other banks now? How do ...
  • Financial Sponsors Groups rankings? the best FSG are. Or directions to league tables specific to sponsors, which I'm having trouble ... Hi, I found a ranking on here from 2012, but would really like to get an updated sense of where ... finding. Thanks in advance Sponsors ...
  • Financial Sponsors Group Group Rankings The following groups are the top ten financial sponsors groups. Sourced from the Thomson ... have the best financial sponsors groups for that. If you're talking about the entire spectrum of
  • Best Groups at BBs, Best Banks for certain Groups Ranking and want a strong group. Also which groups do you think are strongest (relative to the other banks, ... not in terms of which groups get the best deal flow, etc) at each of the BBs? to Sunday, December 2, ... Just wondering about street perception on ranking the bulge brackets/elite boutiques across t
  • Deutsche Bank Best IB groups top groups? The best groups in IB at Deutsche are Real Estate Gaming and Lodging, Leveraged Finance, ... points can be considered advantages of working with the financial sponsors group (fsg). One, working ... which groups rank at the top in
  • Credit Suisse- LevFin or Financial Sponsors???? consensus here is that the financial sponsors group is the ideal choice. The financial sponsors group is ... financial sponsors group acts like a coverage group. The vertical being buy side firms. Leveraged finance ... I have the choice betwe
  • Public Sector and Infrastructure (PSI) & Financial Sponsors (FSG) IBD at GS: Any Insights? I best saw myself and what my top preference is right now. An associate I spoke with in Industrials ... The primary group I've been in contact with at GS has been FIG since that 's where ... earlier in the week said I should take a look at PSI or FSG as my personal reasoning for FIG could apply ...
  • More suggestions...

You're welcome.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.
 

Consequuntur ut similique voluptas eos. Quisquam ut consequatur laudantium iste ducimus. Maxime atque fuga placeat alias ut aperiam. Quo aliquid aspernatur dicta perspiciatis rerum modi nihil.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”