ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO
has a presence in 74 countries and territories. Using its worldwide
network the bank provides universal banking services consisting of
commercial and investment banking products to corporates well as
personal and private banking customers.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
A.G.
Edwards was founded in 1887 to focus on helping individual investors
and businesses successfully reach their financial goals. Located in St.
Louis, the firm provides both underwriting and financial advisory
services to corporations.
Allen C. Ewing & Co.
Allen
C. Ewing & Co., founded in 1939, is a regional investment banking
and brokerage firm based in Florida. Ewing offers a wide range of
investment banking services including mergers and acquisitions,
valuations and fairness opinions, private placements, public offerings,
and corporate restructurings.
Bank of America
Banc
of America Securities is a full-service investment bank and brokerage
firm with principal offices in San Francisco, New York City and
Charlotte. The organization provides equity underwriting,
acquisition financing, private placements, senior loans and loan
syndication, municipal finance, high yield and investment grade debt
issuance. In addition, BAS also offers capital markets capabilities as
well as institutional sales, research, prime brokerage, clearing and
private client services. Note that Bank of America acquired
FleetBoston last year, further expanding its franchise.
BNP Paribas
Paris-based
investment and merchant bank advising corporations and institutions in
such areas as mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and
privatization. The bank was founded in 1872 and provides an interesting
corporate history on its web site. Banque Nationale de Paris
acquired Banque Paribas in 1999.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Based
in New York, Bear Stearns is a leader in corporate finance, mergers and
acquisitions, equity and fixed income sales and trading, private client
services, derivatives, securities research, asset management, foreign
exchange, futures sales and trading, clearing and securities lending
and custody.
Bentley Associates LP
Bentley
Associates is a New York investment bank specializing in Private
Placements, Project Finance, M&A, Corporate Advisory Services,
Privatizations and International Finance primarily for middle market
companies. The firm focuses on providing senior level attention to its
clients, and does not offer retail brokerage services.
BMO Nesbitt Burns
A
subsidiary of Bank of Montreal, BMO Nesbitt Burns is a full-service
investment bank serving the financial needs of individual,
institutional, corporate and government clients. The firm employs 4,300
people in offices across Canada, in the U.S., as well as in 10
international locations.
Broadview Associates
The
firm is focused exclusively on information technology, communications,
and media investment banking. Broadview Associates advises
companies undertaking mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and minority
investments, and does not underwrite securities. With a global
network of nearly 200 employees operating across the United States,
Europe, Asia and Israel, the firm is headquartered in Northern New
Jersey.
Brown Brothers Harriman
Through
its domestic and international operations, BBH offers services in
global custody, international credit and international financial
advisory service. Founded in 1818, Brown Brothers Harriman &
Co. is America's oldest and largest private bank.
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
Cantor
Fitzgerald is headquartered in New York City with offices around the
world. They specialize in fixed income, equities, foreign exchange,
derivatives, global lending, and finance.
CIBC World Markets
CIBC
World Markets is the global marketing name for the Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce investment banking affiliates and subsidiaries
worldwide (including Oppenheimer & Wood Gundy). It offers a
full range of integrated credit and capital markets products,
securities, brokerage and asset management services to corporate,
government, institutional and individual clients.
Citigroup
The
leading credit card issuer in the US and the first domestic bank with
more than $1.2 trillion in assets, Citigroup offers banking, loans,
asset management, insurance, investment banking, and other financial
services. The Global Corporate & Investment Banking Group
(GCIB) is a leading force in the world’s capital markets and is
comprised of three business lines: Global Banking, Capital Markets and
Transaction Services.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Credit
Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is one of the world's leading corporate and
investment banking firms, providing a comprehensive range of financial
advisory, capital raising, research, sales & trading and financial
products for users and suppliers of capital around the world. CSFB and
Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette recently merged.
Dain Rauscher Wessels
Formed
in 1998 through the acquisition of Wessels, Arnold & Henderson by
Dain Raucher, the firm is an investment bank and institutional
brokerage firm with offices in Minneapolis and Silicon Valley. It
focuses exclusively in the technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors
of the economy.
Deutsche Bank
As
owner of Bankers Trust, BT Alex Brown and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, the
Deutsche Bank Group aims to be the premier European investment bank and
one of the leading investment banks in the world. The firm has
significant global reach and capital resources, and offices throughout
the world.
First Albany Corporation
First
Albany offers investment banking, financial advisory, and brokerage
services throughout the United States, including underwriting and
distributing municipal and corporate securities. Check out the new
FAC/Equities section.
First USA Bank
First
USA is the largest Visa credit card issuer in the world. The
company offers high-value credit cards for consumers and businesses
under its own name, that of its parent, Bank One, the First Card name,
and on behalf of over 2,200 marketing partners.
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.
A
leader in the IPO market, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co works in
investment research, institutional brokerage, investment banking and
money management. The firm is located in Washington, D. C.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Goldman
Sachs is a leading international investment banking and securities firm
providing a full range of investing and financing services to
corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.
Founded in 1869, it is among the oldest and the largest of the
U.S.-based investment banks and recently completed their IPO in
1999. The firm is headquartered in New York and has offices
worldwide.
Hilliard Lyons
The
largest investment bank in the Ohio Valley, Hilliard Lyons serves
customers in fields such as mutual funds, options, bonds, trusts,
retirement planning, mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.
The company was founded in 1854 and its headquarters are located in
Louisville, Kentucky.
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
This
boutique firm has been providing M&A advice, as well as valuation
and fairness opinion services, for over 25 years. The firm is based in
Los Angeles but also has a presence in New York.
ING Baring Furman Selz
Headquartered
in Amsterdam, ING is a leading financial institution in the field of
emerging markets banking, trade & commodity finance, emerging
markets equity and research and corporate finance. ING's
investment banking operations consist of Barings and Furman Selz, a New
York-based investment bank which has grown into a quiet force on Wall
Street.
Jefferies & Company
Jefferies
is a leading investment bank serving mid-cap investors and
issuers. The firm provides capital raising and financial advisory
services to middle-market companies, and comprehensive brokerage
services, independent research, and strategic asset management to
institutional investors.
J.P. Morgan
One
of the oldest and largest financial institutions in the US and abroad,
J.P. Morgan is a leading investment bank firm that advises on corporate
strategy and structure, raises capital, makes markets in financial
instruments, and manages investment assets. Morgan also commits
its own capital to promising enterprises and invests and trades to
capture market opportunities.
Keefe Bruyette
The
largest full-service investment bank that specializes exclusively in
the financial services sector. Focuses on banking companies,
insurance companies, broker/dealers, mortgage banks, asset management
companies, and specialty finance firms.
Lazard
A
global investment bank, the cornerstone of Lazard Frčres & Co's
business centers on their precise focus, small size, international
expertise, decades of experience, and privacy. The firm has
offices in New York, London and Paris.
Legg Mason
Legg
Mason, Inc. is a global financial advisory company that serves many
types of clients: individual and institutional investors, corporations,
high net worth individuals, government entities, endowments and
foundations, pension plans, associations, and insurance companies. Core
businesses include: securities brokerage, investment advisory services
and capital markets.
Lehman Brothers
With
39 offices worldwide and headquarters in New York, London and Tokyo,
Lehman Brothers is a full service investment bank. It works in fixed
income and equity capital markets, serving the financial needs of
corporations, institutions, governments and high net worth investors
worldwide.
McLean Group
The
McLean Group is a private investment bank providing merger and
acquisition, business valuation, capital formation, executive advisory
and litigation support services. Its focus is on serving middle-market
businesses generating between $5 million and $300 million in revenues.
M & T Bank
Formerly
named First Empire Corporation, M&T Bank is one of the country's
strongest regional banks with 255 branches throughout New York State
and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill
Lynch has offices in over 40 countries worldwide and is one of the
largest investment banking firms in the United States. It works in
financial planning and services, asset management, personal credit,
home financing, retirement planning and financing, corporate business
financing, and estate planning.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan
Stanley was founded in 1933 in response to the Glass Steagall
Act. It now has a major global presence and is a full service
investment bank with a large and diversified clientele. The firm merged
with Dean Witter Discover in 1997.
Nikko Securities
Nikko Securities is a Japanese firm that deals in a full range of investment services.
Nomura Securities
Nomura focuses on commercial backed mortgage securities and real estate financing.
Prudential Securities
Prudential
Securities, a fully diversified, global securities Firm headquartered
in New York City, has nearly 300 offices worldwide.
Raymond James
Based
in Tampa, Florida, Raymond James provides individual investors,
corporations, and municipalities with investment, financial planning,
investment banking, asset management, banking, and trust services
throughout the US and internationally.
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Robert
Baird is a Milwaukee based investment bank that specializes in
underwriting, asset management, pension & profit sharing services.
It primarily serves clients in the Midwest United States. Since 1982,
Baird has been a member of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
family of companies.
Rothschild
International investment bank operating from London, Paris, New York, Sydney, Frankfurt, Milan, and Hong Kong.
Ryan, Beck & Co.
Headquartered
in New York City, Ryan, Beck & Co. specializes in government
securities, retirement planning, investment management services and
unit trusts.
Schroders plc
Schroders
is a leading international merchant and investment banking and fund
management group based in London, with offices in cities including New
York.
Scotia Capital Markets, Inc.
A
major Canadian firm, Scotia has a presence in corporate finance,
institutional equity, equity research, global trading, fixed income
research, and general economic research.
SG Cowen
SG
Cowen is an integrated, full-service U.S. securities and investment
banking firm focused on select emerging growth industries such as
technology, health care, telecommunications, media/entertainment,
gaming & lodging and packaging. The firm offers a full range
of investment and commercial banking, treasury, financial advisory,
execution, and industry services.
Skelton Carter Hall & Company
Skelton,
Carter, Hall (SCH) was established in 1986 and is a global full service
investment banking firm. It undertakes financing for business
expansion, working capital, contract fulfillment, mergers,
acquisitions, etc. through direct investment, private placement,
business loans and other forms of debt, equity, or asset based
financial instruments.
Stone & Youngberg LLC
Stone
& Youngberg is a California investment bank specializing in
underwriting local government debt. The firm buys and sells municipal
bonds, in addition to managing government, individual and corporate
investment portfolios.
Stratagem Partnering Inc.
Founded
in 1988, this San Francisco firm manages strategic mergers,
acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic capital raising partnering
transactions for software companies.
Thomas Weisel Partners
Founded
in January of 1999 by one of the principals of Montgomery Securities,
the firm employs 357 professionals with 65 partners and operates out of
offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston and London. TWP is a
merchant bank providing investment banking, institutional brokerage,
private client services and private equity investing focused on the new
frontiers of the growth economy.
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Founded
in 1895, Piper Jaffray is a Minneapolis based firm offering investment
banking, capital markets, money management and trust services. It has
90 offices in the western United States.
UBS Warburg
UBS
Warburg is the international investment banking division of Union Bank
of Switzerland following the June 1998 merger with Swiss Bank
Corporation. One of the most significant investment banks in the
world, UBS Warburg leads the field in crafting uniquely innovative
solutions for major corporations, financial institutions, sovereign
governments and supranational organisations.
Veber Partners
Veber
Partners is a private investment banking firm whose partners have
served the Pacific Northwest since October 1989. The firm specializes
in corporate sales and strategic partnering, raising capital, and
strategic financial planning and restructuring for Northwest middle
market corporations.
Wachovia Bank
Headquartered
in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wachovia is the nation's fifth largest
banking company after recently merging with First Union. The
organization complements traditional banking products with a completely
integrated selection of investment banking products offered in the
Capital Markets Group.
William Blair & Company
William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. is a Chicago-based, employee-owned
investment banking firm. Since its founding in 1935, the firm has
specialized in providing investment advisory services to individuals
and institutional clients.
