Don’t want to get in the middle of this because I view the results as “representative” but not entirely factual or comprehensive.
A few quick points about the data used…,
“fifteen of the most reputable banking firms, including PJT Partners, Goldman Sachs, Citi, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Guggenheim Partners, Evercore, Greenhill & Co., Lazard, Moelis & Company, Centerview Partners, and Perella Weinberg”
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Credit Suisse no longer exists having been fully absorbed by UBS so those numbers are flawed.
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8 of the I banks utilized don’t have material sales and trade businesses. Most aspiring undergraduate IBers haven’t distinguished between advisory type IB banking and financial markets so these conclusions are flawed for those uncertain about what client facing role they seek.
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Arguably only 1 international bank (Barclays although very American and populated by former Lehman) is included. Canadien, French, British, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese banks have very large US based franchises that likely represent a comparable number of IB opportunities in aggregate to the 15 listed.
I am not looking to suggest a different hierarchy of targets but highlighting some obvious concerns.