Does leaving B4 FDD for a regional boutique IB in a non-major metro really hurt your brand when it comes to exit opportunities? Trying to assess if that would make a later move into Corp Dev easier or harder,

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True about location, but overall better experience. FDD is accounting, it’s not that sexy

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Haha, definitely agree with you on it not being sexy. I just wonder if going to a bank nobody has heard of closes off all doors to Corp Dev at larger companies

If the regional boutique is in the city you want to be in long term, go for it. If you’re considering it just to get into banking and have no interest in the location, think twice

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To be honest a non major IB boutique is not sexy either. Pretty bottom of the barrel.

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