We aspire to be the leading trusted advisor and financier to our customers, which include corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors, governments and public authorities and boards of directors and special committees.
We strive to provide best-in-class advice and execution excellence on the most complex transactions across products.
We are focused on being a significant financier and provider of capital-raising services.
We remain committed to a strategy of co-investing with customers.
How We Are Organized
Our global structure allows us to better serve the strategic and financing needs of our customers across all geographies and industries. IB team encompasses two areas: IB Classic and our Financing group. This dual structure enables us to offer the broadest range of products and advisory services, furthering our ability to deliver best-in-class solutions to our corporate customers.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our bankers provide merger and acquisitions advice and services to our customers on some of their most important strategic decisions and transactions.
Our firm is a longstanding market leader in M&A advice, including sell-side advice, raid and activism defenses, cross-border M&A, special committee assignments and complicated merger transactions. Our customers are located across the globe and include businesses, private investors, government agencies, private individuals and families. We provide advice on a full range of transactions, including mergers, sales, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, raid defenses, spin-offs, divestitures and other restructurings.
Financing
The group structures and executes a variety of transactions, including equity offerings, debt issuances, and derivative transactions.
Corporate Derivatives
The Corporate Derivatives team works with corporations to develop customized risk management strategies.
Corporate Finance Solutions
The Corporate Finance Solutions team helps businesses structure complex transactions.
Equity Capital Markets
The Equity Capital Markets team originates, structures and executes equity and equity-linked financings such as initial public offerings.
Investment Grade Capital Markets
The Leveraged Finance Capital Markets team originates, structures and executes bank loans and high yield bond financings for corporate customers and financial sponsors.
Investment Grade Capital Markets
The Investment Grade Capital Markets team provides guidance on capital structure across debt, hybrid, derivative and equity-linked products for organizations with high credit-quality ratings.
Liability Management
The Liability Management team advises on and executes public and private debt transactions including tenders, exchange offers, and consents.
Industry Sectors
Consumer Retail
Consumer Retail Group advises its customers on a wide spectrum of transactions, including mergers & acquisitions,equity and debt offerings, derivatives and structured products, risk management, etc. We cover such industries as apparel, food and beverages, pet food and services, beauty and personal care products, restaurants, specialty and hardline retailers, department stores and supermarkets.
Financial Institutions
Our Financial Institutions group provides financing and advisory services to institutions worldwide, including banks, insurance companies, asset management firms, financial technology companies and specialty finance institutions.
Financial and Strategic Investors
The Financial and Strategic Investors Group provides advisory and investment banking services to a broad range of institutions including private equity firms, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other investors.
Industrials
Our Industrial group provides investment banking services and in-depth transaction expertise to a wide range of industries globally.
Natural Resources
Our Natural Resources group works with corporate customers in the energy, power, infrastructure, chemicals, metals and mining and alternative energy fields.
Real Estate
Our Real Estate group provides financing and advisory services to corporate customers across a wide range of real estate-related industries. In addition to helping our customers raise capital for their projects, our professionals assist with mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and other equity offerings, leveraged financing, commercial-mortgage-backed securities and more.
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Our Technology, Media and Telecommunications group provides insights and services covering a wide range of industries, including electronics, software, Internet, media, wireless and cable companies.