Boutique bank, without the boutique benefits - Anonymous employee Sagent Advisors Employee Review

The people, senior-banker interaction, deal flow.

Small office if that bothers you, but it doesn't affect me.

Potential to work on great deals with senior bankers with a wide variety of styles and MOs. Senior bankers can see what juniors are doing - opportunity to stand out (for good or bad). Mostly thoughtful staffing decisions.

A little light on back-office infrastructure and benefits compared to a bulge bracket or elite boutique. Wide variety of MD styles and MOs creates risk of getting stuck with the wrong one. Choppy growth. Buy-side recruiting is possible but needs to be managed very carefully depending on your situation.