LMM Chicago Scene?

Curious what the LMM scene looks like in Chicago right now. Was scrolling a post yesterday but for some reason it got deleted. Consensus on that thread was that Lincoln was a top LMM bank with BGL and D.A. Davidson having a presence as well. Can anyone with some knowledge rank Chicago LMM banks based on exit ops (obviously I know no MF PE, but maybe reputable (L)MM shops). Also, if anyone has knowledge on places that are still recruiting, please make that known. 

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I tend to view Lincoln as a MM firm - they've poached a lot of MDs from traditional MMs (Piper, Blair, etc.) and are routinely pitching against those firms. They do smaller deals on average, perhaps, but are really pushing up market from where they were 5-7 years ago.

I have no idea how to rank them, and it is an uphill battle, but I've seen people from Stout, BGL, Mesirow, Dresner (less so recently), and Livingstone place into LMM PE.

 

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