List of investment banks

The following is a list of investment banks.

Largest full-service investment banks

The following are the largest full-service global investment banks; full-service investment banks usually provide both advisory and financing banking services, as well as sales, market making, and research on a broad array of financial products, including equities, credit, rates, currency, commodities, and their derivatives:

• 1 - Goldman Sachs
• 2 - Morgan Stanley
• 3 - JPMorgan Chase
• 4 - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• 5 - Deutsche Bank
• 6 (tie) - Citigroup
• 6 (tie) - Credit Suisse
• 8 - Barclays Capital</li>
• 9 - UBS
• 10 - HSBC
• 11 - Nomura Holdings
• 12 - RBC Capital Markets
• 13 - BNP Paribas
• 14 - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• 15 - TD Securities
• 16 - Wells Fargo
• 17 - Lazard
• 18 - Jefferies Group
• 19 - Société Générale
• 20 - BMO Capital Markets

Financial conglomerates

Large financial-services conglomerates combine commercial banking, investment banking, and sometimes insurance. Such combinations were common in Europe but illegal in the United States prior to the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. The following are large investment banking firms (not listed above) that are affiliated with large financial institutions.

The name of the investment banking affiliate is in parentheses, if noticeably distinct from the name of the parent bank.

Independent investment banks

Independent investment banks, large cap brokerage firms, and underwriters of securities that are not affiliated with commercial banks:

Private placement firms

Private placement agents, including firms that specialize in fundraising for private equity funds:

• Almeida Capital
• Atlantic-Pacific Capital
• Campbell Lutyens
• Cogent Partners
• Genesis Capital
• Helix Associates
• J.P. Morgan Cazenove
• Park Hill Group
• Probitas Partners
• Triago

Other notable advisory and capital markets firms

The following is a list of other boutique advisory firms and capital markets firms that have some notability:

• Berkery, Noyes & Co
• BG Capital
• BGR Capital & Trade
• Brewin Dolphin
• Business Development Asia
• Cain Brothers
• D. A. Davidson & Co.
• Marlin & Associates
• McColl Partners
• Montgomery & Co.
• Qatalyst Partners
• ROTH Capital Partners
• Sheshunoff Management Services
• Sucsy, Fischer & Company
• Transparent Value

Notable former investment banks and brokerages

The following are notable investment banking and brokerage firms that have been liquidated, acquired or merged and no longer operate under the same name.

See also

• List of private equity firms
• List of investment banking private equity groups
• List of investment management firms

References