Corporate Dev from a MM Player?

What's the best way to get into a corporate development role with a decent company from a decent MM bank? I'm talking a player like Jefferies, Thomas Weisel, William Blair, Cowen, etc. We don't really deal with large companies often, so it's not like I'd work with a company with a large corpdev unit to make contacts and transfer into. I know for the buyside, the best way to get interviews is by having your MD use his contacts; is this the same for corpdev? What if he has no solid contacts at these firms?

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Thanks for the response. Did Glocap contact you regarding exit ops, or did you contact them? I have a feeling that there won't be too many HHs contacting me at the regional, MM office that I work in.

 

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