2024 Best Banking Firms for Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Loop Capital Markets
Loop Capital is a full-service investment bank, brokerage, and advisory firm that provides capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities across the globe. Founded in 1997 by James Reynolds, Jr. and Albert Grace, Jr.,...
Evercore
Founded in 1995 by Blackstone and U.S. Treasury veteran Roger Altman, independent investment banking advisory firm Evercore went public in August 2006 with an $83 million initial public offering. Since then, the firm has grown into an elite...
Centerview Partners
In 2006, UBS Vice Chairman Blair Effron had dinner with his friend Robert Pruzan, a veteran investment banker and former CEO of Wasserstein Perella. The two men decided to capitalize on the lucrative M&A boom by going in to business...
Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company provides strategic advice and solutions to a diverse global client base, including corporations, institutions, governments and financial sponsors. Headquartered in New York, the firm operates across 23 locations in the...
William Blair
William Blair is a global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. It is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in more than 20 cities on four continents. The firm helps corporations,...
Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Guggenheim Partners, which employs more than 2,200 worldwide and is headquartered in Chicago and New York. Guggenheim Securities, which employs more than 950...
Perella Weinberg
Founded in June 2006, Perella Weinberg advises clients on mergers and acquisitions execution, shareholder and defense advisory, financing and capital solutions, capital markets advisory, and private capital placements. Also, following the 2016...
Lazard
Founded in 1848, Lazard has advised on some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions in Europe and the Americas since the beginning of the 20th century. The firm's modern history can be traced to the year 2000, when the “three houses of...
PJT Partners
PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong. The firm was created in...
TD Securities
TD Securities is the investment banking arm of TD Bank Financial Group, the second largest bank in Canada. TD Securities has offices in 32 cities worldwide and more than 7,000 employees. Headquartered in Toronto, TD Securities regularly enjoys...