Hi all,
Just wanted to have an insight into William Blair's London office?
From what I've heard, they recently opened a second floor in their London office in the City. Deal flow (200m-1bn) is very good, resulting in very decent PE exits from their recent analysts and associates.
Competitors are the more upper MM firms Baird/Jefferies/Rothschild/Houlihan Lokey
Any other input?
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Sorry but how can you compare William Blair London with Rothschild.... Roth is an absolute legend in Europe and has a huge dealflow in MM, while William Blair / Baird are just non-existent.
Houlihan is good but focuses on different segments of the market i.e; restructuring / distressed / capital advisory
Anyways, to answer OP's question: if you want to do IBD down the line, take the IBD internship. However, keep in mind that doing a PE internship before starting though is a VERY good idea given it will significantly strenghten your profile for headhunters / PE recruitment in a few years.