Top i-banking firms

ahnuld · #1 10-11-2007, 04:33 PM

According to the latest vault guide. Anyone who works at these places care to comment?

1. Goldman
2. Blackstone group
3. Morgan Stanley
4. Lehman
5. JP Morgan
6. Merrill
7. Citi
8. Lazard
9. Credit Suisse
10. UBS

higher_energy · #2 10-11-2007, 04:57 PM

interesting list - why is Blackstone on it?

CrushinFelt · #3 10-11-2007, 05:28 PM

surprised UBS is that low... although they definitely moved into the direction of churning out as many financial advisors as they can

jumbojacks · #4 10-11-2007, 10:59 PM

I think for an entry-level analyst, all that matters is who you're working under and the amount/type of deal flow your office is getting. I think the office/group of a particular firm is a much better way to rank these firms.

whyherro · #5 10-12-2007, 12:06 AM

There is a pretty fair gap between goldman and everyone else. Not in terms of work - the work at all of these places is pretty much the same. But goldman simply gets the best deals. BTW are you planning on interviewing for banking?

ahnuld · #6 10-12-2007, 01:11 AM

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There is a pretty fair gap between goldman and everyone else. Not in terms of work - the work at all of these places is pretty much the same. But goldman simply gets the best deals. BTW are you planning on interviewing for banking?

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No,

while I feel I could have landed either one of the 5-15 american firms or one of the top canadian firms, I decided that im going to go pro (poker) when I graduate this spring. I just found this amusing as one of my friends got an offer from Citi and another got an offer from Lazard and they are pretty competitive with each other.