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I’m assuming this is citi fig just because you sound like a non target. Ducera and Citi Fig both tend to pray on non target high achievers that got turned down by other places. I know quite a couple of people at citi fig and tbh it’s one of their shittier groups where they lump all the state school kids. Ducera is a great firm with great deals, but recruiting is not encouraged and no one will help you. I would still take ducera because the deal and analyst experience will be far better than citi fig. Barclays and Bofa are really only marginally better than citi in that space tbh so my answer would be the same for them too.
You have a weird vendetta against the group and I would consider Barclays and Bofa fig to be very strong. I would go to Ducera as well though
Don’t have a vendetta at all I’m just passing on the info of people I’ve spoken to my school has a ton of alumni at the group and it’s the only one that recruits ocr here from a bb. I really don’t think it’s good quality at all and the skill set is way too niche.
Ducera by a mile. They work on the a variety of Rx deals and because they're so small, you will get a lot of good work under your belt. The pay is high as well ($200k+).
How much pain can you take? From the person I’ve spoken to at Ducera, it’s intense and you’re expected to be really good when you hit the desk
Ducera if you can handle the hours
Isn’t FIG the best type of banking because you work with sponsors (who use debt with interest) all of the time?
You might be thinking FSG here (financial sponsors group). OP is referring to financial institutions group, covering banks, insurance, etc.
Not many people exit to PE from Ducera, however, there have been really good exits. I beleive I saw one at FP and American Sec
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