Pros
- Decent experience and very smart MDs - Will teach you a lot about life and how to work in a professional setting - A lot of responsibility as an analyst which prepares you for working in the corporate world
Cons
- Teams are too small and the model is based around deal volume rather than size. Tends to create very sweaty deal cycles with multiple deals being closed at once. - Associates are toxic and most don’t lift a finger to help teach analysts. Figure it out yourself environment with limited direction - A lot of politics and backstabbing even at the junior level due to the deal volume and staffing model dynamic - No WLB, as to be expected in banking. But the below market pay makes it hard to justify when analysts are working just as hard as others in the industry for 20-30% less pay - Limited exit opportunities as the brand is not well known