I live in Grand Rapids, MI and want to move to Chicago, IL. I have 2+ yrs in the banking industry.?


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I am currently an underwriter for mortgages, but I would like to get into investment banking. What are some good investment banking companies in Chicago that do not require a degree from a top ten business school ? (I graduated from Western Michigan University with a 3.9 gpa)


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Here's a list of boutique banks in Chicago. I should warn you, however, given your background and the current market, it will be very difficult to obtain a lateral hire - even at MM banks.

Bank of America Corp. (DE) (NYSE:BAC)
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MER)
Credit Suisse
Scotia Capital Inc.
Citigroup CIB
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
TD Securities Inc.
BDO Seidman, LLP
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc.
Babson Capital Management LLC
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Gordon Brothers Group, LLC
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
National Holdings Corp. (OTCBB:NHLD)
Mesirow Financial Inc.
RBS Greenwich Capital
Harris Nesbitt Corp.
Calyon Financial Inc.
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Maxim Group, LLC
Goldsmith Agio Helms
Orion Securities Inc.
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Macquarie Capital Partners LLC
Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.
Barclays Capital
Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC
ThinkEquity Partners LLC
Hildebrandt International Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
Cain Brothers & Company, LLC
Incapital Holdings LLC
Incapital LLC

 
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