RBC Capital Markets provides investment banking products and services to institutions, corporations, governments, and high-net-worth clients around the world. It has more than 7,800 employees who work out of 70 offices in 15 countries and serve clients throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. RBC Capital Markets is part of the Royal Bank of Canada, which was founded in 1869 and today has well over a $1 trillion in assets and approximately 86,000 employees. The Royal Bank of Canada has one of the highest credit ratings of any financial institution, and by market capitalization, it ranks among the 15 largest banks in the world and top five in North America. For many years, the firm has had a leading presence in Canada, consistently topping the investment banking league tables in the country. It has also been gaining ground in the U.S. and global league tables, ranked in recent years among the top 10 firms globally and in U.S. as well as worldwide M&A deal volume.