2021 Best Banking Firms for International Opportunities
Bank of America Corp.
Bank of America’s roots go back more than 100 years. In 1904, Amadeo Pietro Giannini founded the Bank of Italy, which was located in San Francisco. Almost 20 years later, Giannini founded Bank of America, Los Angeles. In 1928, the two banks...
Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company provides financial advisory services to corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide. In addition to New York, Moelis has offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London,...
DC Advisory
DC Advisory is an international investment bank with more than 500 professionals in 21 locations throughout Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Through 11 industry-focused teams, the firm offers independent advice on M&A, debt raisings and...
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...
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...
Perella Weinberg Partners
Founded in June 2006, Perella Weinberg Partners provides strategic and financial advisory services as well as energy securities research, underwriting, and trading services. Its advisory business includes mergers and acquisitions, strategic...
Greenhill & Co
Greenhill calls itself “a unique investment banking firm,” and to be sure, it follows a model quite unlike the structure of its behemoth competitors. At Greenhill, independence is the guiding philosophy; because it’s not part of a larger...
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...
PJT Partners
PJT Partners is an advisory-focused investment bank headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Madrid, and Hong Kong. The firm was created in October 2015 after Blackstone’s...
Houlihan Lokey
Founded in 1972, investment banking firm Houlihan Lokey employs more than 1,500 people worldwide. Although it’s best known as an advisor to mid-cap companies and a restructuring house, Houlihan Lokey also serves large public corporations and...
