How accurate is the Vault most prestigious banking firms list?

Wondering why Greenhill was ranked so high and PJT / Citi are ranked so low on the Vault Prestigious bank rankings. Also some oddballs like Guggenheim and UBS ranked pretty high

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It can't be entirely accurate by definition. "Prestige" is something that exists entirely as a matter of collective opinion, so arguing about "Prestige" is no more scientific or accurate than trying to make a list like "coolest action movie stars" or "hottest actresses of 2017"

Quality of exit opps/deal rankings on the other hand are easily quantifiable.

 

Blackstone used to be #1 (also #1 on prestige) on that list but post spin off I don't think Vault understands the prestige is still the same for PJT and they are doing way more business than they used to so the current ranking doesn't make much sense

 

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