Headwaters MB

Anyone know about this firm? When do they start recruiting. I have been following them for a while now and interested opps there.

How are they respected outside of the region? Are they comparable to McColl or Edgeview?

www.headwatersmb.com

Thanks

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They do not recruit, especially from UG. They have a couple associate positions avail right now for the first time in years. From a banker i met with at another boutique, they were hit pretty hard in '08 and and barely made it through (but who wasnt). Look around, and you will find their analyst/associates jumping to St. Charles and GMB. I would expect 50% of street in pay at the lower levels ($50 - 55k base, 15-25% bonus, 1st year analyst). They are very "upside down" triangle i.e. 25 MDs and 2 associates. I would say exit ops are limited to biz dev, small PE/HF maybe.

Take all this with a huge grain of salt, as IDK for sure, especially on the pay.

 

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