difference between I-Bank and I-Banking "Advisory firm"

whats the difference between these two types of firms? I cold-called an "advisory" firm today, a boutique and they asked for my resume. Is one a "dealer-broker" and the other one not? Whats the difference in job paths? If I intern at an i-Banking advisory firm, can I get the necessary experience to transfer to the BB or BB-like boutiques?

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An advisory firm focuses mainly on, well, giving advice to a firm, typically in the form of M&A (in good times) or restructuring (in bad times). A full blown investment bank has a much broader suite of services. The IB arm of an investment bank will have advisory services, but may also be involved in origination, underwriting, and capital raising initiatives for firms.

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