Certified Prestige Ranking For Independent Advisory Shops (EBs)
Tier 1a (Secretive Mount Olympus): Allen & Co
Tier 1b (Flashy Mount Olympus): CVP, PJT RSSG
Tier 2a (Shadowy Demigods): Dyal & Co, M Klein & Co, Q
Tier 2b (Flashy Demigods): PJT non-RSSG, LAZ, PWP
Tier 3a (Fallen Angels): GRNHL
Tier 3b (Archangels): PWP, EVR RX
Tier 4 (Royalty): GUGG/RAINE/LIONTREE
Tier 4.5 (Somewhat More Selective Than Tier 5): M&CO LA
Tier 5 (Bloated Non-Selective Dumpster Diving Bottom-of-the-Barrel Scraping Nontarget Heaven Pedestrian Commoners): EVR non-RX, M&CO NYC
Tier 6 (Somehow Even Worse Than Tier 5): M&CO SF