Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, usually just BGL, is an independent middle-market investment bank founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1989. It advises privately owned and private equity-backed companies on M&A, financing and restructuring.
Who it suits
US students who want real responsibility on mid-sized deals outside New York. Smaller banks like BGL tend to have small teams, so analysts see a deal from start to finish. For cross-border deals it has worked with an international partner network, but hiring is in the US.
On the resume
- Deal or modelling experience, even at a tiny firm. Be specific about what you did.
- A reason for the Midwest, if you have one.
- US format and the early US timeline.