DEBATE: MorganStanley vs PartnersGroup

Hey!! I need your help to choose btween the summer analyst program at MS (LONDON) and at PG (ZUG)  2023.

So as to put you into context, I dont have any previous experience in IB/PE but I am pretty sure I want to pursue a career in PE in the long run and have a better WLB. My pros and cons are:

-MS: has a stronger brand/reputation and from there I could potentially jump to other PE firms (KKR, Blackstone...), to be in the buy side (PE) sometimes is better to have experienced the sell side (IB). However, I dont know if I am able to last a long time in MS if the hours are so brutal. And do you really learn a lot in 1 year?

- PGroup: Much better WLB - salary (even better than the big ones such as KKR, Blacksonte...). Also, I would start in PE straight forward and for what I have heard you learn much more than in the beginning of IB that u are only doing ppt and research. Heard they have a great culture. IS its name/reputation good in general?

Also I know that for the analyst program is much harder to enter PG so if I accepted MS then if I somehow regret it, it would be harder to enter PG. And while doing banking I also dont how how you even get time to study/ prepare for the PE interviews.

So in general my question is if its highly recommended to start with IB or if you have the possibility is cool to start with PE? And then If for any reason I would like to change from PE firm such as a bigger one or to a spanish one do you believe comming from PG is possible or would be better form MS?

With both do I have the same potential exits or are the MS ones much better/broad?

Would you accept MS or PG?

THANKS!!

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