Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits

Saw this list in the IBD forums for exit opps and wanted to see what people here thought about the list. If you disagree, please explain why.

1) Blackstone Restructuring / M&A
2) MS M&A
3) GS TMT
4) GS FIG
5) Lazard
6) Evercore / Moelis
7) GS Healthcare
8) MS TMT
9) CS Lev Fin
10) JPM Sponsors
11) GS Consumer & Retail
12) MS Sponsors
13) JPM FIG / TMT / HC
14) Barclays Natural Resources
15) CS Sponsors
16) Citi M&A / JPM M&A
17) BAML M&A and Lev Fin
18) Deutsche Lev Fin/Sponsors
19) CS M&A / Greenhill
20) Perella Weinberg Partners / Centerview / Qatalyst Partners

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i work at a Mega PE (in a different fund but work w them closely) and will say that in general the big lev fin groups (BAML, JPM, C, CS) all get pretty solid looks. I think the actual people who hire at Mega PE's are a lot less interested in what group you are from than you think. mainly because how lucky someone got interviewing when he was 19-20 years old doesn't matter as much when u are 23-24.

 

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