Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. together with its subsidiaries, provide investment, financing, insurance, and related services to individuals and institutions on a global basis through its broker, dealer, banking, and other financial services subsidiaries. The Company’s operations are organized... more

Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for 45 years. Headquartered in New York, with more than 25 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory... more

Lehman Brothers First Trust Income Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek high total return (income plus capital appreciation). The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing its assets... more

Smith Barney is the private wealth management unit of Citigroup. It is a leading provider of comprehensive financial planning and advisory services to high net worth investors, institutions, corporations and private businesses, governments and foundations. With more than 13,000 Financial... more

Legg Mason, Inc. (Legg Mason) is a global asset management company. Acting through its subsidiaries, the Company provides investment management and related services to institutional and individual clients, Company-sponsored mutual funds and other investment vehicles. The Company offers... more

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary objective is to seek high current income. The Fund invests primarily in below investment-grade United States fixed-income securities. The Fund’s investment... more

The Macquarie group (Macquarie) is a diversified international provider of specialist investment, advisory, trading and financial services in select markets around the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the Macquarie group comprises Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), the leading... more

A division of BMO Financial Group, BMO Spend & Payment Solutions (formerly BMO ePurchasing Solutions) is a leading commercial card, spend and payment solutions provider in North America. BMO Spend & Payment Solutions' products are widely used by Corporations, non-profit and government... more

Salomon Smith Barney (www.smithbarney.com) is a global, full-service financial firm that provides brokerage, investment banking, and asset management services to corporations, governments, and individuals. As a leader in the U.S. securities industry, Salomon Smith Barney's core... more

KBW, Inc. is a full-service investment bank specializing in the financial services industry. The Company’s business is organized into four general service offerings: Investment Banking, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other strategic advisory services, equity and fixed income... more

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is a leading financial services provider to the institutional equity and fixed income markets, with products and services including sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market data, and market commentary. For nearly 60 years, Cantor Fitzgerald,... more

Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of EUR 975.1 bln (as at 31 March 2006). It has over 3,500 branches in more than 60 countries and territories, and has a staff of over 105,000 full-time equivalents worldwide. ABN AMRO is listed on Euronext and... more

FBR Financial Services Partners, L.P. (FSP) is a private equity fund whose sole investment objective is to provide strategic, medium-term equity capital to growing financial services companies. The institutional investors committed to FSP include major banks, insurance companies and... more

CIBC World Markets is the global marketing name for CIBC's investment banking affiliates and subsidiaries around the world. The CIBC World Markets companies offer a full range of investment services to governments, corporations, institutions and private clients worldwide.

Founded in 1988, Sandler O'Neill & Partners is a full-service investment banking firm dedicated to providing comprehensive, innovative advisory and transaction execution services to the financial industry. The firm specializes in strategic business planning, mergers and acquisitions,... more

William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is a Chicago-based investment firm offering investment banking, asset management, equity research, institutional and private brokerage, and private capital to individual, institutional, and issuing clients. Since 1935, we have been committed to helping... more

Lincoln Partners is an investment bank specializing in mergers & acquisition services, and private capital raising. Lincoln Partners focuses on select industries including automotive, aerospace, building products, business services, chemicals, consumer products, engineered products,... more

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, Lake Forest, IL, is an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. RoundTable partners with companies that can benefit from its extensive industry relationships and proven operating and transaction expertise. The... more

vFinance.com is the web's leading Financial Opportunity Exchange. The site offers FREE, open and equal access to investments and investors. By providing an open marketplace of financial services, proprietary business development tools, searchable databases and daily news in one... more

Founded in 2001, Avondale Partners, LLC is an independent investment banking firm providing objective, high quality equity research, as well as sales and trading capabilities to the institutional marketplace. We also provide investment banking services including mergers and acquisitions... more

Jefferies Group, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, operates as a full-service global investment bank and institutional securities firm serving companies and their investors. The Company offers these companies capital markets, merger and acquisition (M&A), restructuring and other... more

Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS), a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm. With principal offices in San Francisco, New York and Charlotte, BAS employs more than 4,200 associates in offices around the country, and with... more

Since 1951, Rodman & Renshaw has been dedicated to serving the needs of companies in emerging growth sectors and the investors that seek value in these companies. Although the sectors and their companies have changed over the last five decades, the hallmarks of emerging growth companies... more

Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and... more

Stanford Group offers communications on a very personal level. We stay in touch with our clients through a variety of means, including face to face meetings, quarterly updates, newsletters and written reports.

RSM EquiCo (www.rsmequico.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private companies with annual revenues of up to $500 million. The firm brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and... more

Chanin Capital Partners, a Duff & Phelps company, was founded in 1984 to provide companies and their stakeholders with financial advisory services. Hard work, great minds and deep experience set us apart from our peers. In just two decades, we have helped more than 300 clients achieve... more

FBR Financial Services Partners, L.P. (FSP) is a private equity fund whose sole investment objective is to provide strategic, medium-term equity capital to growing financial services companies. The institutional investors committed to FSP include major banks, insurance companies and... more

Established in 2001, Rutberg & Company, LLC is a research-centric investment bank focused exclusively on providing M&A advisory services to both public and private companies, and raising mid to late stage capital for industry leading emerging growth companies in the wireless and digital... more

Cain Brothers is an employee-owned investment banking and financial advisory firm that focuses exclusively on the medical services and medical technology industries and their related businesses. Cain Brothers has one of the largest teams dedicated to the health care industry on Wall... more

TripleTree is a research-based investment bank focused on the Technology and Business Services sectors. Our unique experience as senior operating executives and financial professionals lends us additional credibility in these sectors through a special focus on the industry verticals of... more

Seidler Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm that partners with visionary executives to grow their businesses. Our firm was founded on the principle that uniting a long-term investor partner with an experienced management team creates the greatest company and shareholder... more

Founded in 1925, Carl Marks began as a dealer of foreign securities in the United States. The company has diversified into a multi-faceted investment and advisory services firm offering a range of specialized services, including corporate revitalization and investment banking, distressed... more

Cowen and Company, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cowen Group Inc., a mid-sized, publicly traded investment bank dedicated to providing superior research, sales and trading and investment banking services to companies and institutional investors in key growth sectors of the economy,... more

GP Bullhound is Europe\'s leading investment bank focused on providing advice on mergers & acquisition and institutional capital raising in the technology sector. The firm was established in 1999, and have completed over 60 M&A and Private Placement transactions in the technology sector... more

Boston Corporate Finance, Inc. is a technology focused investment banking firm serving industry leading companies in the global middle market. The firm is unique in its technology industry intelligence, deal experience and global reach. The transaction experts at Boston Corporate... more

Covington Associates is a specialty investment banking firm founded in 1991 by Chris Covington. Having prior experience running investment banking groups for Shearson American Express, Robertson Stephens, and Volpe & Covington, Chris decided to pursue an alternative to the large... more

Morgan Joseph's Equity Sales and Trading team provides institutional clients access to the firm's differentiated research product and extensive execution capabilities. Our experienced team of professional salespeople is responsible for providing the firm's research ideas and market... more

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital, LLC is a full-service investment banking firm offering a wide range of sophisticated, value-added services to institutional investors and middle market companies. Providing creative products and solutions, our firm has a well-established track record of... more

McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, and divisions of larger... more

* Hovde's investment banking division now operates under the name Hovde Financial LLC. ** Hovde's asset management division now operates under the name Hovde Capital Advisors LLC. *** This Hovde office has since relocated to Los Angeles.

Lincoln International provides advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private placements (capital raising), fairness opinions and valuations, corporate finance issues, and financial restructurings / distressed situations. Our clients include many of the leading publicly traded... more

Founded in 1995, Minneapolis-based GH&F provides a variety of financial and strategic advisory services. Since inception, we have focused exclusively on representing middle-market and growth companies, and our expertise lies in understanding the unique issues they face and helping them... more

The Mercanti Group (mercantigroup.com) is a results-oriented boutique financial advisory firm that embraces a fierce commitment to client service and provides creative Merger & Acquisition, Capital Raising and Strategic Advisory solutions to small and middle market companies, private... more

Revolution Partners is an investment bank specializing in mergers & acquisitions and private capital fundraising. Founded in January 2001, Revolution Partners delivers the expertise of experienced Wall Street professionals to serve emerging growth companies. Revolution Partners has... more

St. Charles Capital provides expert investment banking services regarding sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, recapitalizations, fairness opinions, take-private transactions, private placements of debt and equity, and general financial advisory services for middle-market companies in... more

Woodside Capital Partners is a boutique investment banking firm providing M&A and capital raising financial advisory services to emerging growth companies in the digital media, semiconductor, and alternative energy sectors. Our reputation is built on deep industry expertise, senior-level... more

New York Global Securities is a leading investment banking and securities firm that provides a wide range of services to institutional investors, corporations and private investors. The firm has two core areas of expertise. One is research and investment in small and medium sized... more

Libra Securities was founded in 1991 as Libra Investments, Inc., a broker dealer specializing in high yield and mezzanine debt. In January of 1999, Libra Investments, Inc. became part of U.S. Bancorp, the nation's eighth largest bank holding company. At the end of 2001, substantially all... more

The Shemano Group, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, was founded in 1994 by Gary Shemano, a former general partner and managing director of Bear Stearns & Co. Other members of the firm bring considerable experience in capital formation, fairness opinions, money... more