Jan 18, 2026

Unknown Boutiques Paying Insane Comp

Has anyone heard of the following niche boutiques? Apparently they pay in-line with the normal EB's and even most of PE at the junior level. Have heard crazy numbers...

-Gordon Dyal & Co
-Loop Capital Advisors
-AEC Advisors
-Raider Hill Advisors

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Based on the most helpful WSO content, Gordon Dyal & Co stands out among the mentioned boutiques for its high compensation and intense workload. Analysts at Gordon Dyal & Co reportedly earned over $300k all-in pay for AN1s in recent years, which is competitive with elite boutiques (EBs) and even some private equity firms. However, the hours are described as grueling, often stretching from 9 AM to 2 AM, including weekends. Additionally, the firm does not have a summer analyst class and primarily hires laterally, attracting talent from top EBs like Evercore and Moelis.

Unfortunately, there is no specific information in the WSO dataset about Loop Capital Advisors, AEC Advisors, or Raider Hill Advisors. If you're looking for more details on these firms, you might want to explore other threads or resources on WSO.

Sources: 2022 Thoughts on Gordon Dyal & Co?, Do "no-name" boutiques really open doors to MMs and BBs?, Another Way to Classify Boutiques, Do "no-name" boutiques really open doors to MMs and BBs?

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Gordon, Raider, and AEC pay high comp. Idk about the other

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A pair of executives at a tiny Trump Tower-based investment bank were awarded pay packages worth nearly $66 million for 2025 — capping a year where the company worked with President Donald Trump’s family on several lucrative deals.
Anthony Hayes, the chief executive officer of Dominari Holdings, and Kyle Wool, who heads its securities unit, received total compensation of $34 million and almost $32 million, respectively.
Kyle WoolPhotographer: Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images
That puts the executives nearly on par with the CEOs of some of the biggest US banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s David Solomon, whose 2025 pay package was worth about $47 million. Citigroup Inc.’s Jane Fraser and Bank of America Corp.’s Brian Moynihan, meanwhile, each received a total of about $35 million in 2024 — the most recent year available.
The scale of the companies those executives run dwarfs Dominari, which employed fewer than 30 people at the start of last year and has a total market value of about $68 million. The country’s largest investment banks, by contrast, are complex operations worth hundreds of billions of dollars, with thousands of staff based around the world.
Last year Dominari worked with the Trumps on deals that brought new wealth to the first family including the creation of American Bitcoin Corp

Running crypto coins out of Trump tower...

a man wearing a hard hat says lotta money in this shit while standing next to another man

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