i was hoping i could get some insight into which offer you would take (maybe a rank) and why... for sa this summer in ny
bb ibd offer (ms, ubs, citi etc) OR top restructuring group (laz, roth etc)
tku in advance
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Did you get all these offers? balleerrr haha
Anyways,
Here's my rank
Laz GS MS other top boutqiues(evercore, etc) Houlihan Roth
Stability is the key in my opinion. But GS and MS both give you great names.
Depends on the group and the bank. MS IBD is way different than UBS IBD.
Lehman BS ML Jefferies BofA ML UBS
wtf leh?
in that vein, how would you rank restructuring groups?
if given a choice between db, ubs, ml, citi for IBD, which one would you guys choose? (yes, this is just out of curiosity)
i'd do ubs and db just my two cents.
no thoughts on restructuring vs bb ibd?
they're different ballgames. you should do restructuring if you're interested in that, or if you like being in something countercyclical. if you want to do M&A, then do IBD.
UBS is scary. I'd go DB first, then... I don't know. Merrill is in a mess right now, but they still carry the best name. It'd be a tough choice between MER and UBS, and Citi would be in last.
wbuffet: You should do what you find more interesting. In this environment, you'll get way more action in a top restructuring shop. But if you're looking for top exit ops, it may pay to have a top BB on your resume. In a BB, you're likely to get on at least one or two big deals, so that would be good, and you'd have their name.
thanks everyone for the replies. i'm going to be a little more open given that tomorrow is my deadline for some of the firms.
prefer: ms, rothschild, hsbc, macquarie
at this point i really like roth the most, but i dont know if im making a mistake by not taking ms
Rothschild is still pretty great.. if you think you'll be happier there, then go with them
If you like Rothschild the most, then go there. Personally, I'd choose MS because it's only a summer, it has the name, and it's in pretty good shape.
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