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Top 25 Investment firm recruiting companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Investment firm recruiting companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 432 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 432 investment firm recruiting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 12,791 professional contacts across them, including 6,428 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (1,746 companies); Chicago follows with 432.

This list covers investment firm recruiting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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12,791Contacts tracked

6,428Verified emails

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The 25 largest investment firm recruiting companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 432 investment firm recruiting companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to investment firm recruiting companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Balyasny Asset Management L.P	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,253 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a diversified global investment firm founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder, and Taylor O'Malley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Lincoln International	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,489 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lincoln International, Inc.(NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Lasalle Investment Management	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	985 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LaSalle is one of the world's leading investment managers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Mesirow	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	783 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Hightower Advisors	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	575 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial, and retirement planning services to individuals, families, and institutions, as well as 401(k)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	BDT & MSD Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	504 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and long-term strategic investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Harrison Street Asset Management	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	381 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Harrison Street Asset Management is a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $108 billion in assets under management through highly differentiated assets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	PPM America, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	292 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PPM America, Inc.(PPM) is a client-focused investment manager.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Ariel Investments	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	189 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ariel Investments is a premier, boutique asset management firm, with three primary lines of business: Ariel Investments, LLC, Ariel Alternatives, LLC, and Project Level Management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Portage Point Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	173 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Portage Point is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Marquette Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	151 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Marquette Associates provides our clients with independent and thoughtful investment guidance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Zacks Investment Management	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In 1992, Zacks Investment Management was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Kovitz	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kovitz connects high net worth individuals, institutions and financial professionals to customized asset management and advisory strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Rothschild Wealth Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1908, Rothschild Wealth Partners has grown from a regional brokerage firm into an employee-owned, full-spectrum boutique firm with over $6 billion in assets under…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Segall Bryant & Hamill	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	107 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1994, Segall Bryant & Hamill (SBH) provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, as well as alternative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Hunt Club	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hunt Club is an executive search firm for pre- and post-IPO companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and their portfolio business leaders who require access to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Driehaus Capital Management LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Driehaus Capital Management LLC is a privately held investment management boutique based in Chicago, Illinois.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Harmer	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1986, Harmer is a trusted recruiting partner specializing in Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Gresham Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gresham Partners is an independent investment and wealth management firm that has been serving select families and family offices as a multi-family office and an outsourced chief…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Altair Advisers	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Altair Advisers is an independent wealth advisory firm providing investment management, financial planning and client education services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Great Lakes Advisors	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1981, Great Lakes Advisors® is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in Tampa, FL and Stamford, CT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Arete Wealth	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Arete Wealth is a diversified financial services firm with more than $6.8B in assets under management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Sterling Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sterling Partners is an investment management platform.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	JBM Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Your retained source for executive search!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	First Analysis	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 40 years, First Analysis has been at the forefront of supporting emerging growth companies and established leaders across high-growth, technology-driven sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: investment firm recruiting companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names investment firm recruiting companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of investment firm recruiting companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name investment firm recruiting companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Investment firm recruiting companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

50.3%Verified-email coverage

29.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

257

11-50

129

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 432 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among investment firm recruiting companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “investment firm recruiting companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names investment firm recruiting companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among investment firm recruiting companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,428 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Investment firm recruiting companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names investment firm recruiting companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many investment firm recruiting companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 432 investment firm recruiting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Balyasny Asset Management L.P, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most investment firm recruiting companies?

New York leads the United States with 1,746 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (432) and Dallas (358).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,428 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 432 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.