Dust Settled - Which Banks Placed Best?

Follow up post to last year's post- the prospect has moved on to an intern

"As the dust is settling from the rush of initial on-cycle interviews, curious to see which banks or groups placed best. Any know of any banks that absolutely killed it in terms of placements?"

Emphasis on Bulge Bracket performance 

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