Anti-FIG banking group London advice

How much does this matter for EU/UK recruiting..... realistically?
If your FIG bank team has a large deal flow in a bank that is top of the table, are you at the slightest PE disadvantage compared to an industrials/infra/consumer bank group?

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 you would suck at it and won't get anywhere  

You mean FIG specifically or it's equally applicable to all groups?

 

I never understood the FIG hate on WSO. I'd say you're potentially at an advantage rather than disadvantage. Nothing stopping you from recruiting for generalist PE roles and then you have a very good shot at the plethora of FIG focused funds out there as well coming from a top FIG group. For solid candidates I have never seen a FIG background being an issue for PE recruiting.

 

Maybe this FIG hate reflects things that applies only to USA recruiting & not London

 

Wow, I'd have imagined FIG businesses would be the easiest to understand, as we're all finance people, but what do I know, I'm just an incoming intern

 

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