CIT -- How much better since bankruptcy?

I have a good shot at an opening at CIT within their Tech underwriting Lev Fin group. Most of what is written about them is 4+ years old on here. Anyone have an idea of how CIT has re-positioned themselves since crisis or even 3 years ago? Like are they "shit", as one monkey divulged on an old 13' post? I know I could make things happen and spin out to PE/IB if I took it, just want to make sure it's not a trap -- their earnings haven't been pretty lately at all.

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I know people from a few of groups at CIT. As far as I know, they took on a fair bit of risk the past few years in an attempt to reestablish some groups in an already saturated environment. Some origination teams are being cut back and they had a hiring freeze across other groups. Take it as you will in determining how long you'd hope to stay there for.

 
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I have a few friends at the firm and I think general sentiment is better than it was during the crisis, and I think Thain definitely deserves credit for this. Generally I'm not too keen on prospects at the post-analyst level (broadly it appeared like a mix of corporate banking / lending to middle market companies).

At the analyst level the hours are comparatively better than their banking counterparts. (I think it was around 60-70 with 80 ish at peak deal times, but the mileage may vary on this). Comp from what I've been told was roughly 70k base with a 10k sign on and roughly 30-50% bonus, so you will be looking at roughly $100-110k at a conservative estimate as a first year analyst. Exit opps seem to be good, with some folks exiting to a variety of credit specific roles ( corporate banking, treasury, mezzanine funds). The move to IB also seems viable for something in their lev fin group presumably.

Overall it is a good experience and a fairly respectable name on your resume. You will likely see some interesting transactions that will set you up for good exits at the end of the analyst stint.

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I had a super day with them a few weeks back. My super day lasted about 8 hours and I interviewed with two groups. This first was their healthcare banking group and the second was their commercial/industrial lending group. The health care group was entirely run by former Citi ibankers. It is the “golden child” of the company and the most profitable part of the firm. I liked most of the people I met in the healthcare group and it seemed like a good place to end up. The healthcare group is very new and is trying to establish itself within the industry. I liked the people from c&I, but generally found commercial lending to be pretty dull.

 

Tread carefully because CIT's business model includes a LOT of loan servicing/operations roles. If you take a job with CIT make sure you'll be on the deal team, otherwise you'll be calling up some company that leased a rail car asking how many miles they put on this month or where their accounts receivable reports are.

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CIT healthcare is the only group that does M&A at CIT. it is also their busiest group (most deal flow). They are a decent mm team and puts you at an extremely good spot for junior SA recruiting. I would definitely gun for healthcare if you want to get into an M&A group at another firm later on. Other groups focus on levfin, commercial lending only, but still not bad for a sophomore. good luck.

 

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