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Whoever is trashing PJT above clearly is insecure and most likely couldn't land an offer. Let's recap a few of the firm's (M&A) accomplishments: * Top 10 in US M&A league tables last year, despite having the smallest headcount by far. * Dozens of landmark deals, including Abbvie, TD Am, Danaher, Caesars and every deal in the gaming sector, and other headline deals in nearly every vertical (clearly not a "whale hunter" along the lines of Liontree or something) * Highest deal value per analyst (proxy for complexity) by far + highest revenue per analyst. * Highest pay on the street (if you don't include CVP's huge sigining bonus) * Strong culture, great perks and senior refs * Lights out buyside placement (last class went to BX, Carlyle, Apollo, TPG, Centerbridge and a couple top UMMs plus several big name HFs - keep in mind, we're talking an analyst class of 12-13 per year - others did A2A, etc.)

So yeah, it may not the best group on the street, but it's competitive with EVR/MS/GS among top candidates which is undisputed. And I don't have a dog in this race - I was at MS/GS and my roommate was at PJT so I hope that's helpful perspective. ymmv.

 

They're both strong, as you've probably heard, Moelis has a reputation for being sweatier. I think given PJT's trajectory thus far they've got a lot of runway yet.
Pay should be in line, Moco maybe a tad lower but not a lot in the big scheme of things. They're both public, so some comp may be in stock at more senior levels.
The deal size aspect is just a tradeoff; at PJT you'll work on fewer deals at a time, and they'll be more "prestigious" headline deals that have a lot of complex nuances. On the flip side, those deals can also have a lot of headaches with administrative issues, regulatory/antitrust issues, activists, etc. which can be a drawback. Since both are strong boutiques I think you could carve a niche for yourself at either place and it'll come down to luck/where you get an offer (tricky at PJT since it's smaller) and given the choice, who you like better at each place. Hope thats helpful.

 

You're right the M&A group isn't the best on the street. It's second to their RSSG group. PJT is objectively the strongest place on the street, don't know why anybody would deny this. Only reason to go GS/MS over it is if you don't plan on doing finance in the long-run.

 

Could anyone provide information on Park Hill specifically in relation to competitors/peers? It doesn't seem that there's a lot of information out there, but it seems to be a relatively strong subset overall that serves a somewhat unique function of investment banking/capital markets.

 

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