Investment Banks

Investment Banks (174)

Agawam Partners - Merchant banking firm focused on the media, technology and telecommunications industries.

Alderman & Company - Investment bankers provide financial advice to aerospace and defense industry. Includes practice, services, clients, recent transactions, newsletter. Based in South Norwalk, CT.

Allison-Williams Company - Serves financial institutions, investors and companies seeking to raise capital.

Alpha Finance US Corporation - Investment bank specializing in Greek investments and brokers.

Arab Investment Bank s.a.l. - Offers medium and long term financing and investments in local and foreign currencies. Includes information on the Lebanon stock and bond markets, as well as foreign exchange rates.

Asia Capital Group, Ltd. - Provides professional investment banking services to multinational corporations.

Avondale Partners, LLC - Provides equity research and sales and trading capabilities to the institutional marketplace. Also offers investment banking services including mergers and acquisitions, financial and strategic advisory and capital raising.

Baldwin and Associates Inc. - Assists individuals and corporations in the sale or purchase of privately held companies.

Banc of America Securities LLC - A full service investment bank and brokerage firm.

Bank of Scotland - Britain's oldest surviving clearing bank, created by an Act of Parliament in 1685.

Barclays Capital - International investment bank with presence in all the major markets around the world.

Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. - A worldwide investment banking and securities trading and brokerage firm.

BMO Nesbitt Burns - Full-service investment bank serving the financial needs of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients.

Bryan, Garnier & Co - European investment bank specialising in European growth companies.

Buchanan Street - Real estate investment bank that invests on behalf of private and institutional clients.

Cameron Thomson Group - Investment banking group specializing in converging media/entertainment and IT industries.

Capital Investment Partners - An established investment banking and capital formation firm.

Chanin Capital Partners - Provides financial restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and private placements.

CIBC World Markets - Offers credit and capital markets products, securities, brokerage and asset management services.

CLSA Emerging Markets - Provider of investment banking in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Cochran, Caronia & Co. - Investment banking advisory services for the Insurance Industry.

Corsum finance - Investment Banking, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Engineering, Financial Restructuring and Strategy Analysis in Czech Republic.

Credit Suisse First Boston - Global investment banking firm offers financial advisory, capital raising, sales and trading, and financial products.

Cross Border Enterprises - International investment bank providing private equity banking services.

Deutsche Bank AG - European bank serving the financial needs of corporations, firms, institutions, and private and business clients worldwide.

Deutsche Bank Alex.Brown - Investment banking and brokerage services for private wealth and asset management

Deutsche Bank New Zealand - A full service investment bank with four banking divisions operating from two branches.

Douglas Group - Investment banking firm represents business owners in the sale and purchase of businesses.

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - Provides financing and distribution capabilities on a global scale.

Duff & Phelps - Investment banking and financial advisory firm specializing in fairness opinions, business valuations, private placements, mergers and acquisitions.

eMergers.com - Designed to broaden distribution of merger and acquisition opportunities on the Internet.

Emerging Growth Partners - Provides investment banking and financing for emerging companies.

EnCapital - Investment bank offers financial advice to the energy, engineering and environmental industries.

Energy Spectrum - Energy Spectrum offers private equity investments and premium investment banking services for the energy industry.

EurOrient Investment Group - A privately held investment and merchant banking firm located in Los Angeles, California.

George K. Baum and Company - Regional investment banking firm.

Global Link - One 'window' through which the buy-side can access unique fact-based research and trade any asset class, anywhere, with anyone.

Goldman Sachs - A full-service global investment banking and securities firm.

Gordian Group, L.P. - Provides investment banking and financial advisory services in complex situations.

Greystone - Specializes in financing multi-family housing and health care properties.

Griffin Securities, Inc. - Global investment banking, financial advisory and brokerage firm.

Gruppo, Levey & Co. - Provides financial and advisory services to the direct marketing and e-commerce industries.

Guzman & Company - Investment banking and institutional brokerage firm serving plan sponsors and investment management firms.

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin - A national investment banking firm offering mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, business valuation, financial opinions, financial restructuring and merchant banking services.

HSBC Group Holdings - Headquartered in London, The HSBC Group's international network comprises more than 5,000 offices in 79 countries. The Group provides a range of financial services.

Instream Partners LLC - San Francisco firm providing middle market mergers and acquisitions and capital raising services.

International Capital Corporation - Provides project financing and development services around the world.

The International Investor - Global Islamic investment bank with offices in Kuwait, London, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE.

Jane Capital Partners LLC - International investment bank focusing on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Jefferies Group, Inc. - An investment bank serving mid-cap investors and issuers worldwide. Based in New York City. (NYSE: JEF)

The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. - Middle-market investment banking services for companies in the media and information industries.

J.P. Morgan & Co. - A leading global financial firm that meets critical financial needs for business enterprises, governments, and individuals.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. - Institutionally oriented securities broker/dealer and full service investment bank .

Kontiki Capital Ltd. - Provides investment banking products and services to the South Pacific. Licensed as an Investment Adviser by the Capital Markets Development Authority of Fiji.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company - Investment Bank provides financial services to clients based either in India or overseas.

Kuhn Information Capital - Provides merger and acquisition services to software, data and Internet vendors.

Latitude Partners - Investment banking firm for technology, internet, and communications sectors.

Lehman Brothers - A global investment bank serving the financial needs of corporations, institutions,governments and high-net-worth investors worldwide. Founded in 1850, Lehman has over 39 offices worldwide.

Leonard Green and Partners - A merchant and investment banking firm.

Macadam Capital Partners - Private investment bank advising companies in planning for their capital needs.

Macquarie International - Provides specialist investment banking and financial services in select markets around the world.

Menke and Associates, Inc. - Investment banking firm specializing in ESOP and management buyouts.

Merrill Lynch - A leading global financial management and advisory company.

Metos Investments - Provides investment banking, merger, acquisition, and financial services.

Mirus Capital Advisors - Provides investment banking solutions to middle market technology, business services companies, and family-owned businesses.

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter - One of the largest investment banks in the United States, with clients worldwide.

N M Rothschild and Sons - Provides investment banking and financial services worldwide.

Nomura International - The European subsidiary of the Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., focused on meeting the needs of investors and issuers across Europe and beyond.

Oscar Gruss and Son Incorporated - A full service broker dealer that provides Investment Banking Services to the Healthcare industry and other investment services.

Pharus Advisors, LLC - Sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions advisory services to venture-backed technology companies in the small-middle markets.

Phoenix Management Group, LLC - Provides investment banking, debt restructuring and mezzanine financing.

Presidio-The Credit Specialist - Provides bond market matched principal intermediation, credit trading and risk management advisory services. Based in Asia.

Quarterdeck Investment Partners, Inc. - An investment banking firm in Los Angeles and Washington DC.

RBC Dominion Securities Inc. - A Full Service Investment Dealer based in Canada. It has operations in mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading of equities, bonds, money market instruments, foreign exchange, futures and options, research and investment management.

Robert W. Baird - Investment banking and wealth management firm servicing clients in the U.S. and Europe

Robinson-Humphrey - Investment banking and equity research for growth companies.

Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc. - Offer investment banking services to companies and industries. Includes sections for client, institutional services, and research library, with contacts for offices throughout the USA, and headquarters in Houston, Texas. (Nasdaq: SMHG)

SARS Ltd. - Offers corporate finance advice to multinationals, governments, and corporations in central and eastern Europe.

SG Cowen Securities - The U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of SG providing securities and investment banking services.

Simmons & Company International - Specialist in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, public debt and equity offerings to the Energy Industry.

Sindicatum Limited - London-based corporate finance/mergers and acquisitions firm focused on global emerging markets.

Smith Barney - Provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management to corporations, governments and individuals.

Texada Capital Corp - Investment banking firm offers corporate finance services to direct marketing companies.

TM Capital Corp. - A NY Based Investment Banking Firm providing clients with the experience and expertise necessary to complete strategic corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions and financings.

Updata Capital, Inc. - An investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions in the information technology industry.

Veronis, Suhler & Associates Inc. - An investment bank and private equity fund serving and investing in the communications, media, publishing, broadcasting, interactive digital media, and information industries.

Wall Street Organization, Inc. - Online investment banking and financial public relations firm.

Wm Sword and Co. - Investment bank specializing in merger/acquisition advisory services.

Young and Partners - Investment bank for chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Ziegler and Companies, Inc. - Provides integrated financial services through two main segments: investment banking and capital markets, and investment services. features an overview of services,and investor information. (NASDAQ:ZCO

U.S. Business Facts

90 percent are family owned.

40 percent are facing ownership transfer.

A large % fail after the founder leaves.

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