Asset Management in the Southeast

narrow that down some more. Like a private bank or research?

Sun Capital and H.I.G. are solid PE shops -- both in South Florida. H.I.G. also has an affiliated hedge fund group. Everest Capital is a big hedge fund group out of Miami.

Atlanta Capital is another name I have heard in the long-only equity and fixed income space. I think they have an expertise in small cap equities, among other areas.

Thanks hf_guy, that's what I was looking for.

any other Atlanta firms come to mind?

What about some broader investment management companies in the Atlanta/Florida region, like a Mutual Fund, Life Insurance, or long-only fund?

(e.g. AIM, Janus, Fidelity, Invesco, Prudential Securities).

I found Invesco and Mercator AM.

Invesco has (seemingly) begun to right the ship that kind of fell apart 3-5 years ago.
Another to look at: http://www.axaenterprise.com/
How about Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey?

How about BB regional offices in Atlanta doing AM? I know GS has an office with PWM in ATL. UBS and Lehman both have offices (don't know if they house any Asset Management) there, as well as several others.