A question about Boutique Investment Banks

I was reading about boutique investment banks and their differences from bulge bracket ones. I read that while bulge bracket banks often do stuff like debt & equity capital markets and leveraged finance etc..., boutique ones often don't offer these services and usually do stuff like M&A and Restructuring. I am wondering, why is this?

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It means they don't lend money. Bulges do, so when a restructuring process is underway, they are often at a conflict of interest bc they want to get paid back. That's why boutiques are go to for Rx (restructuring).

 
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