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Analyst at one of those banks here. Not going to say which one you should pick because I'm biased but keep in mind that you'll start full time in 2022 so trajectory is very important I can see the case being made for any of these banks. Congrats and Good luck with your interviews

 

For exits you’ll get looks from headhunters for top funds at PWP and GHL for sure (met kids during on-cycle MF interview from these two). Not too sure about Gugg but I’m sure it’s possible, although probably to a lesser extent than the other two.

In terms of experience (most important thing imo) I would say PWP/GHL over Gugg. Gugg has a massive analyst class of ~60 in NY, which is a ton relative to the number of deals they do per year. PWP/GHL are a lot smaller, and you’ll get more exposure to different kinds of deals.

Overall would go PWP if you land an offer - in a better spot than GHL atm

 

Also an analyst at one of these and second everything said. Would agree PWP unless you specifically want Rx or M&A

 

Has non-diversity recruiting started already? Would choose Evercore PWP has a good culture, long hours like anywhere else. People are friendly

 

Class sizes are bigger at Gugg but the 60 is divided between M&A and RX. Did a quick LinkedIn search and Gugg analysts do go to MFs but the class size is larger than the other two. Historically PWP and GHL have had more MF exits but they've also been around longer

 

Millstein acquisition probably played a role in the low # of RX interns.

 

This is an easy one!

  1. PWP

  2. Gugg (assuming non RX, but still wayyy below PWP even if in TMT/HC, class size is too damn big, low quality analysts)

Way last..... Greenhill

 

GHL will be a better analyst experience than Gugg, but I like to imagine people would care about actually becoming a part of a growing platform with a vision. If all you care about is leaving the role as soon as you walk in then go ahead and pick GHL over gugg.

 
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