Stifel Financial is a St. Louis-headquartered investment bank that focuses on providing financial services to middle-market companies. Through its 391 offices, Stifel provides brokerage, trading, investment banking, asset management, research, advisory and other financial services to customers in the U.S. and Europe. Investment banking is handled by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, which was founded in 1890; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; Eaton Partners, LLC; and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. It’s also home to one of the nation’s largest domestic equity research programs, with over 1,000 companies under coverage. Although the firm’s headquarters are in St. Louis, its capital markets efforts are based in Baltimore. As of 2019, Stifel Financial had about 7,500 employees.