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also lazard and rothschild chicago
And Gugg
Gugg is on a massive roll in Chicago. Office is up to 120 bankers and killing it. Great people too from my interactions with them.
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what about db chicago? heard they have a good industrials team idk
I can offer some info on the ones I know:
Barclays - not too familiar with the office but is likely comparable with the other BB below
JPM - focused a lot in industrials, specifically the automotive industry. More hardcore culture and medium - small sized office
GS - not too familiar but have heard culture is brutal in the chicago office
Citi - also pretty heavy on industrials. Don’t know much else but the culture seems a little lackluster
Evercore - super small office with a niche team focused in the paper and packaging industry. Small as in like 7 - 10 total people
Moelis - pays well and works on a lot of deals with the NY and SF offices (I think). The group is naturally focused more on industrials since they are in chicago
PWP - better developed culture from what I understand and also primarily works in industrials
Greenhill - have heard this office is pretty sweaty but the people who are working there are very smart. Interviews are mostly technical
Solomon Partners - very new and I have not heard much about them
any insight on credit suisse chicago and bofa chicago? how would those firms compare to blair?
Two kids I met at CS seemed nice. Seems like a positive culture
They are going to be smaller offices than Blair. Don’t know much about the BofA office but the people I know at credit Suisse are down to earth solid people
BofA seemed like a solid little office based on when I was recruiting. Mostly industrials but they’re trying to grow out their MM team like other BB’s. Analysts were cool but seemed to have a problem retaining talent at the associate level (which seems like a common problem for everyone now lol)
Marathon is a boutique that is a big player in the Renewables space
Only marathon employees say this. If you want to do renewables in Chicago - fine.
otherwise, options are limited and ok to spot to lateral out from
Anybody know leading players in healthcare?
Blair & HL in chi
HL HC - Very high deal flow and arguably #1 in the MM space at both, retail healthcare + dental services. The MDs there seem to cover their niches very well.
Worked at one of them and have many friends at the firms mentioned.
Evercore: small team, mainly paper and packaging deals
PWP: small team but growing, MDs are in P&P and Auto
Greenhill: was one of the largest EB in Chicago, NY office seems to fell off but the Chicago team is still strong, rough culture during COVID but heard they improved it a lot
Moelis: 10-yr Chicago office, heard great things about culture, team size consistent, mainly work in consumer, P&P, and fig
Citi: big team tough culture, heard its improving tho
CS: was a big team but seems to be shrinking, heard its p sweaty
tbh if u are considering any of the firms above for Chicago you should def consider William Blair. People call it MM but its based in chicago so have great home court advantage (great deal flow, great pay, good culture)
Reiterating Blair, very respectable Chi group
how would you say exits are from pwp, moelis, citi chicago? any chances at mf?
Any perspectives on GS Chicago?
sweatshop
Why? Across the board or specific groups?
Where does Baird rank in this list?
Would add Lincoln as well, HQ’d in Chicago
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