Mark Kendall
Investment Banks play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Chicago Investment Banks. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.
This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.
Top Chicago Investment Banks
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Guggenheim Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm, offers investment management and banking, and insurance services.
William Blair
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Investor Type: Investment Bank, Venture Capital
Investment Stage:
William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm.
Incapital
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Providing securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds.
CIBC Bank
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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CIBC U.S. provides tailored commercial, wealth management, personal, and small business financial solutions.
GSV Advisors
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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GSV Advisors is dedicated to helping education entrepreneurs connect with investors and partners to become the next market leading company
Two Roads Group
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Two Roads Group is a business building, investment and advisory firm focused on digital and advanced technology in industry
Ziegler
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Ziegler is a full-service, specialty investment firm and broker-dealer. We provide investment banking, sales & trading.
Scudder Technology Fund
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Scudder Technology Fund is a wealth management firm that provides its users with investment advice and trade execution services.
Metropolitan Capital
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Metropolitan Capital is a Universal Bank targeting entrepreneurs and the businesses they own and operate.
Birch Lake Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Birch Lake Partners is a boutique merchant bank.
Third Coast Capital Advisors
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Sale, Merger and Acquisition Advisory Services for the Middle Market
Loop Capital
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Loop Capital is an investment bank that provides capital solutions and advisory services to businesses, governments, and institutes.
LaSalle Investment Management
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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LaSalle Investment Management operates as a global real estate investment manager.
Plante & Moran PLLC.
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Plante Moran is an accounting and business advisory firm that offers audit, accounting, tax, and business advisory consulting services.
Auctus Capital Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank, Private Equity Firm
Investment Stage: Crowdfunding, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Premier Financial and M&A Advisory Firm
City Capital Ventures
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
City Capital Ventures is a boutique investment & merchant banking firm.
Cole Taylor Bank
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
Investment Stage: Debt
Cole Taylor Bank, Inc provides a broad array of financial services including personal and business accounts, personal and business loans.
AHR Growth Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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AHR Growth Partners advises and invests in emerging consumer, retail and restaurant brands.
Concord Financial Advisors
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Concord specializes in private placements of senior and subordinated/mezzanine financing for mid-market companies.
Brown Gibbons Lang & Co
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Leading independent investment bankers serving the middle market corporate finance advisory and transactional needs of our clients.
Madison Street Capital
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
Investment Stage: Debt, Private Equity, Venture
Middle-Market Investment Banking Firm
White Cap Private Equity Management
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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A privately-held boutique investment bank.
Livingstone
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Livingstone is an international mid-market Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Advisory firm completing 50 to 60 transactions each year.
Wintrust Bank
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Wintrust Bank is more than just a great bank. It is a true community bank.
Metronome Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Metronome Partners is an independent, Chicago and Memphis based M&A advisory firm.
The Peakstone Group
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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World Class Investment Banking for the Middle Market
Balmoral Advisors
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Balmoral Advisors is an independent, specialty investment bank dedicated to providing mergers & acquisitions.
Colonnade Advisors LLC
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Collonade Advisors provides expert advice on mergers and acquisitions and capital raises.
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co.
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. is an investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes exclusively in municipal securities.
DWG Investment Bank
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Investor Type: Corporate Venture Capital, Fund Of Funds, Investment Bank
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity
Privately-owned and managed investment fund solutions
Ravinia Capital
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Ravinia Capital LLC is a trusted independent advisor to middle market clients.
DN Partners
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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DN Partners is an investment banking and merchant banking firm.
Pegasus Intellectual Capital Solutions
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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Investment banking engaged in capital raising, mergers and acquisitions and restructurings
ProVest Portfolio Managment
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Investor Type: Investment Bank
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ProVest Portfolio Management is an entrepreneurial investment advisory practice run by Jonathan Sheinkop, a Registered Investment Advisor.
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