First of all - sorry for the onslaught of investment banking posts, but people have been asking me for a list of boutique investment banking firms as opposed to the bulge brackets so I thought I would comply as it is interview season. So I pulled out the old job search folder with each of my saved cover letters and pulled out a few firms, there are many more than whats listed.
So first off what is the difference between boutique and bulge. Bulge bracket firms are the big guys that usually dominate multiple league tables in the top ten. League tables are just how banks rank themselves in things such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Equity IPO's, Debt Raised Capital etc. Boutiques are usually smaller outfits (that don't have thousands of employees) although they can get big - that specialize in something or just don't have as many workers as the bulge brackets. In short they aren't as well known, anyways here are some boutiques.
1) Moelis
2) Blackstone
3) Centerview
4) Cowen
5) Evercore
6) Greenhill
7) Houlihan Lokey
8) Jefferies
9) Lazard
10) Perella Weinburg
In no particular order of anything.
So there is a list to get you started, do some research on the firms if you are applying, and remember - if you can connect with one person at any of these boutique investment banking firms it will greatly help your chances at landing a job.
Hi Friends,
ReplyDeleteBoutique investment bank is a small firm providing services of investment banking. These banks usually provide limited services such as bond trading, assisting in technical analysis and program trading, providing valuable advices for mergers, acquisitions and buyouts etc. They also offer research aimed at investment banking and asset and wealth management. Thanks a lot...