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<p>My several years experience in IB and then the buyside to your ZERO, sure you’re the informed one and I’m the idiot, that makes sense. I wasn’t talking about Des Moines, Iowa but boutiques in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, LA, etc.</p>
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<p>You obviously have no idea what’s involved in working at a BB IB on a deal to make a statement like, so why don’t you spare everyone the trouble of sifting through misinformation in learning more about the industry.</p>
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<p>There’s more to IB than M&A. I know way more people in IB analyst classes than you do to know what they want and what they went on to do. I find it comical that someone with no experience could possibly justify being such a know-it-all in this regard.</p>
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<p>I’ve never heard of Stephens but considering that 80%+ of analysts don’t stay in IB, I’m saying what firm you’re at has less to do with your future success than you as a person, luck, happenstance, etc. I’m not saying going to Piper Jaffray over Morgan Stanley is better but just not as important in determining the rest of your life than you make it out to be.</p>
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<p>Not even close. I thought there were some pathetic tools in my analyst class but you take the cake. There’s no way you’re getting to KKR or Blackstone being that caustic.</p>