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based bulgebrackets (GS, MS, JPM, Citi, and BofA) are the strongest international banks, and Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis are the strongest domestic firms. Among the bulgebrackets, the U.S.-based Of the middle-market banks , only Jefferies seems to have much of a presence.
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