Lincoln International vs. Baird vs. Citi vs. William Blair - All in Chicago. What to do?
If you had a SA offer from all of the above firms - what would you take and why?
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Blair has a stronger PE connection I think
Do you mean that they work more with PE firms or that analysts place better into PE?
Impressive. If you're interested in MM PE, I'd say Lincoln or Baird.
Lincoln over Blair? No.
Have heard great things about Blair and Baird, but would personally go to Citi. Get the BB name without having to go to a 'satellite' office - they fully execute out of that office and have some great senior people (north american head of M&A, chairman of Industrials). IMO Citi is one of the best BB platforms in Chicago, I can't think of another that definitively beats it, though GS, MS, JPM, and CS do well there too.
You might also consider the fact that Citi's analyst class is significantly smaller in Chicago than Blair/Baird/Lincoln, if camaraderie/culture is of any importance. All will place well into MM PE, with Citi and Blair at the top in that respect.
OP got some contradicting responses here. Think it shows that all are good options in Chicago. From past threads, I think you might do some bigger deals with Blair, Baird, and Citi and I see them more at the bigger PE shops based on their websites.
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