Book-building Boutique Funds 
The TRADE
OCTOBER 4, 2023
LiquidityBook is set to acquire boutique capital markets fintech provider, Messer Financial Software, in a bid to accelerate its multi-asset capabilities. With regard to our buy-side clients, and especially newer or smaller funds, time and again we hear their need to shadow their fund admins or manage their own books and records.
OfficeHours
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Lateral Process The biggest piece of advice I have for current banking analysts looking to lateral is to actively build your network. You have to start from the bottom again and build a solid reputation, even if you had been viewed as a “top-bucket” at the prior firm, which can be challenging. WHY CHOOSE US?
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Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 10, 2024
For example, they might ask you how to use a DCF, what bond yields are, or the trade-offs of debt vs. equity – but but they won’t ask you to build a DCF model or calculate Unlevered Free Cash Flow. As with the job itself, the theme is breadth over depth.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 26, 2023
UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. A bit like a multi-strategy house, BlueBay was once a hedge fund and long only shop and home to as many as eight investment teams with dedicated traders working on each one independently. We have to act quickly on them.
Mergers and Inquisitions
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For example, if a renewable developer wanted to raise debt to build a new offshore wind farm as a separate entity, it would fall under Project Finance. Among the elite boutiques , Evercore and Lazard have traditionally been strong, but Moelis and Guggenheim also have significant deal flow. but they are less consistent than those above.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Beginning her career on the buy-side at boutique asset manager Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment portfolio analyst in London in 1986, Ruffles has seen the markets through several highs and lows. A novel concept to greener traders. It’s a shame that they’ve gone.
Mergers and Inquisitions
APRIL 24, 2024
We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank. Pre-MBA programs at large companies tend to be more common and important in tech and consulting; internships at boutique firms (via networking) are more common in finance.
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