Macquarie vs Stifel IBanking Summer Offers

I got two offers for the summer and was hoping to get some insight on which one to take. The first is for Macquarie Capital and the second is with Stifel both in their investment banking group. As far as culture, training program, hours at work, compensation, and opportunities for advancement which offer should I take?

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hands down Macquarie if you have infrastructure which is extremely hard to get. Stifel is lower mm and has an excellent fig group - relatively easy to get. they do very small deals and it is hard to lateral. Macquarie is bulge for infrastructure and gaming - it is quite impossible to get either. very hard to lateral if you are in Stifel because no one hires from a lower mm firm which is headquartered in st louis

 
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hands down Macquarie if you have infrastructure which is extremely hard to get. Stifel is lower mm and has an excellent fig group - relatively easy to get. they do very small deals and it is hard to lateral. Macquarie is bulge for infrastructure and gaming - it is quite impossible to get either. very hard to lateral if you are in Stifel because no one hires from a lower mm firm which is headquartered in st louis

Uh what? You should go take a lap.

 

They both for general groups but once you start you go through a selection process and see where you'd fit. How does the work/life balance compare? I've heard Macquarie works their analysts a lot harder. I don't honestly have a big preference/fully understand the difference but I'd think working on bigger deals are more impressive. Which do more M&A deals? Which would be more impressive from a brand recognition standpoint for FT recruiting?

 

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