IB + Consulting + PE Combined Tier List

SS: MFPE Analyst (Blackstone, KKR, Silver Lake, Warburg, Bain Capital), PJT Restructuring, Qatalyst, Bessemer, McKinsey NYC/SF, BCG NYC/Boston, Bain Boston/SF, Goldman Sachs TMT/FIG, Morgan Stanley M&A/Menlo Tech

S: Other Top BB NYC / some SF (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan), Top EB NYC / some SF (Evercore, Centerview, PJT), Moelis LA, MBB Other Major Offices (NYC, SF, BOS, CHI), Top Growth Equity (Insight, General Atlantic)

A: MMPE Analyst (Audax, Cove Hill, Altamont, Alpine, etc.), Mid-BBs (Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Citi), Other EBs (Lazard, Moelis, Perella), MBB Other Offices

B: Other Top Boutiques (Greenhill, Guggenheim, Jefferies), Low-BBs (Deutsche Bank, UBS), Tier 2 Consulting Main Offices (Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, EY-Parthenon, LEK)

C: Regional BBs/EBs (CHI, BOS, HOU), Tier 2 Consulting Other Offices, Big 4 Advisory Main Offices, LMM PE Analyst

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