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I'd say Blair if you want a better brand name, work on more complex transactions.

I'd say lincoln if you want to get absolutely grinded but know how to run a LMM sell-side M&A transaction like the back of your hand. You won't learn it anywhere else. You'll just grind out 50 million dollar deals like your shittin em out. 

 
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For all the interns / income analysts reading this thinking there is a material different at the analyst level between a 50 million and 300 million dollar sell side. Let me tell you this now. There is not. Calm down y'all. The deal fee's don't hit your pockets. the logos will be the same. The comps will be the same, the prec. trans. will be the same. and your CIM's will be the same templates the 10 generations of analysts before you used

 

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