CS/C/Barclays?

Was fortunate enough to get offers from all 3 for NY office.
Not much preference in terms of the people in each (all seem friendly and nice), currently leaning towards CS, but I was wondering if you guys have any opinion on this?
I don't really know what group I'll be in yet, so I would appreciate comments on that as well.

 
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I think CS has been the strongest of the three in the past 5 years or so, but I'm a bit concerned by recent developments there. Barclays has been getting hit the hardest of the three. I think Citi is the safest bet here, the only US bank of the three, though I think there may be more groups with very strong exits at CS vs. Citi (at CS you have Sponsors and M&A vs. just M&A at Citi). Still, I'd say Citi M&A is above the two groups at CS for PE exits. This is purely my perspective as an observer, so take this with a grain of salt.

 
thezone:

I think CS has been the strongest of the three in the past 5 years or so,

It has come to my attention that literacy is an area of concern for you. Thank you for pointing out league tables for the past 2 years when I said past 5. To go beyond that, measuring strength solely based on league tables is, as you say,
jgo23:

spouting nonsense

 

All are good places to be and you could make an argument for each of them. I would Take into account which place you have the most alumni/connections as that may help get you some leverage during group placement. I would also caution against choosing a bank based on the strength of their most desirable group (e.g. M&A) if you don't already have a hook there. I'd look to the place with the highest number of solid industry and product groups that will give you decent PE opportunities if that's your goal. CS M&A vs Citi M&A vs Barcap Nat Res really isn't the relevant comparison here.

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