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I have heard that the Chicago office is growing rapidly, around 30 people. I think business services is their biggest group, but don’t know much about comps or if it’s mostly pitch vs live deals. 

 
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Getting one SMD from Evercore and another from Gugg. Seems like Solomon is actively attracting great talent from legacy banks compared to the other MMs. FYI in comparison, HL hires senior bankers from KPMG 

 

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