Has anyone heard of Auctus Group Inc (Chicago)?

Has anyone heard of Auctus Group Inc in Chicago? I recently found an internship posting there.
-Judging from their website they are an IB and recruiting firm
-Some senior bankers have real IB experience while some are random previous business owners
Does anyone have insight? Are they legit?

 
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Never heard of them but after looking at the site I'd stay away. I'd think of them more as a business broker instead of as an actual investment bank.

Metal Spinners / Missouri Metals deal was in January 2008, Altivia / Haverhill deal was in September 2015 but only $2.5M, Groeb Farms / Int'l Honey Producer was in March 2010. Also the Local Marketing Solutions group deal was only for a $1.5M credit facility - that's barely more than the minimum success fee for any given transaction charged by reputable MM firms.

Then at the bottom "Includes transactions completed by Auctus Group team members while at a previous firm" is concerning considering how few deals there are on the transactions page and how many people are profiled on the professionals page.

 

What really raises a red flag about this shop for me is that their associates are all responsible for business development (according to their profiles). Senior bankers, not associates, should be bringing in business into an IB. This leads me to believe that junior employees at Auctus are probably spending a large amount of time cold calling.

 

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