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If your goal is IBD, you should seek comparable experience. Working at a small shop, although not having a brand name, will give you working experience similar to what you will be doing in IBD. This is far better than joining a brand name corporate company. You should also take note that many companies have "M&A" roles but really they are just F&PA, which is fine in it's own right but not applicable to IBD. I would suggest you do your due diligence and see which role fits better, but if I were in your case I would take the boutique offer.
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That's great! Congrats! Would you mind sharing more information about your success? I want to know more about it.