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If you are good enough you can make it anywhere.
If you arent, your exits may be worse than if you were at some fancier groups
What does it mean to be good enough? You start recruiting so early into the analyst stint, I would think it's hard to break through from a non top tier bank.
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First of all, there is no need to recruit as a 1st year analyst, you should only do that if you think you have a good investor mindset and feel prepared for it.
When I mean being good enough I would emphasize in the following
What I have seen from PEs and HH is that they are looking for well-rounded candidates that know how to screen companies and deep diver if needed.
also interested bump
Depends on what you did in FIG...Fintech is pretty transferable to tech-focused funds (or more generalist roles), depository / AM focused...not so much. There are FIG-focused funds but that pool is much more niche
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