High exposure to clients and lenders which you can get from the very beginning of your careeer. You get to work on several mandates, which means there's a high opportunity to learn quickly. This hands-on experience is invaluable for anyone looking to grow professionally in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.
The seniors are extremely nice and supportive. They are always happy to help juniors and spend time teaching them technical concepts.
Advancement within the company is straightforward if you're good at your job. Talented individuals are quickly recognized and rewarded, making it easy to level up in no time.
The junior team is composed of very nice and extremely capable people. You get the change to cultivate friendships that go beyond the workplace.
Regarding working hours, they are average for the industry, which provides a reasonable work-life balance.
Overall, my experience at Marlborough has been very positive. It offers a great environment to learn, grow, and advance professionally. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a fulfilling and dynamic workplace.
Cons
You work on several deals at the same time, you need to keep pace
Interesting platform with strong deal flow, competent team with generally fair and approachable senior management, starting to institutionalise (HR-function inbound) which will hopefully improve (an already decent) culture, good monetary compensation (typically bonuses are c. 100% basic salary), merit-based promotions, decent exits to M&A, Lev Fin, PC and PE amongst juniors
Cons
Industry standard - Demanding work hours (consistently 65-75hrs over a 5-day week (with a couple of additional hours in the weekend), a lot of process work, unnecessarily tight internal deadlines to show face internally and with clients