William Blair vs Baird vs HL vs Rothschild
would love some insight on the pros and cons of these firms (M&A side). comp, exit, culture, reputation, hours/WLB, etc. thx
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1) Comp: They are all pretty close across the board with Rothschild paying less than the others2) Exit: Blair > HL / Baird > Rothschild, unless Europe then Rothschild has the best of the four3) Culture: Baird, Blair, HL are all pretty close here, not sure about Rothschild4) Rep: Blair > HL / Baird > Rothschild for US, Rothschild > Blair > HL > Baird for Europe5) WLB: maybe Baird takes the edge here but hard to say and group dependant
Boys, I think we found a Baird analyst
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Don’t know enough about Rothschild but the other 3 are super group dependent - tech/HC best at Blair, industrials at Baird, consumer at HL. Culture and WLB will all be group dependent. Pay close enough across all 3.
Would personally argue Blair has best exits of the three but generally similar across the board.
I think HL would typically be viewed most favorably due to how much more M&A activity they have over the rest on both a global and domestic level.
Is it known to be a sweatshop?
Absolutely, but all mm banks are sweatshops generally. Some groups have decent wlb but BB will always have better given the resources and headcount
Much more is stretching it. HL maybe takes on more smaller deals than the other two but these three are pretty much equal in terms of M&A
https://www.globaldata.com/goldman-sachs-houlihan-lokey-top-ma-financia…
It’s not even remotely close. HL blows the others out of the water.
Baird IB did >$1B in fees in 2021 and the total firm did >$3.4B in revenue.
Blair pays the most. Would say blair and Rothschild historically place better than HL which places a bit better than Baird, but this is more dependent on you as an individual and the experience you get, which is a function of your group more than your bank generally. HL and Baird have the worst WLB, but they all suck…its banking after all.
In general, Rothschild does have higher deal values/volume than blair and Baird since those 2 are MM
Is Rothschild considered an EB?
In Europe, yes.
Baird had the highest median all in comp of first year analyst last year.
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