I’m currently working for a boutique with questionable leadership. The guys are weirdos, and tend to act like big shot investment bankers but they’re all non targets and came from weird backgrounds. How do I know if I’m working at a boiler room?
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If they're doing a strong volume of M&A deals and selling to high-quality strategics or PE, they are probably legit. If they are doing tiny M&A deals with independent sponsors and family-owned strategics or worse, are just co-managing shitty OTC deals, they probably aren't.
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