List of Top Investment Banks
A list of the top 100 investment banks from around the world to help you with your career search.
Top Investment Banks List
Our students often want to know who the top investment banks in the world are so they can develop their employer target list (check out our free guide on how to get a job in investment banking). As part of our continuing effort to help you advance your career, we’ve compiled a catalog of banks to help you in your job search.
Make your way down the register to find the banks you want to target. We’ve sorted the list alphabetically, and while the sizes of the banks (measured by assets) change daily, this should generally give you an idea of who the top 100 investment banks are.
If you’re most interested in just the largest banks, you’ll want to see our list of the bulge bracket banks. However, if you want to look beyond the top one hundred it may be a good idea to check out our list of the top boutique investment banks.
Still looking for more career ideas? Explore our CAREER MAP to find the perfect job for you!
List of the top 100 largest investment banks
- ABN AMRO
- Allahabad Bank
- Allen & Company
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML)
- Barclays Capital
- BB&T
- BBY Ltd.
- Berkery, Noyes & Co.
- BG Capital
- Blackstone
- BMO Capital Markets
- BNP Paribas
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Capstone Partners
- Centerview Partners
- China International Capital Corporation
- CIBC World Markets
- Citi
- CITIC Securities International
- CLSA
- Commerzbank
- Corporate Finance Associates
- Cowen
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Credit Suisse
- CSG Partners
- Daewoo Securities
- Deutsche Bank
- Duff & Phelps
- Europa Partners
- Evercore Partners
- Financo
- Gleacher & Company
- Goldman Sachs
- Greenhill & Co.
- Guggenheim Partners
- Guosen Partners
- Houlihan Lokey
- HSBC Holdings PLC
- Imperial Capital
- ICBC (China)
- ICICI Bank
- Indian Bank
- J.P. Morgan
- Jefferies & Co.
- Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods
- KeyCorp (KeyBanc Capital Markets)
- Ladenburg Thalmann
- Lancaster Pollard
- Lazard
- Lincoln International
- Macquarie Group
- Maple Capital Advisors
- Marathon Capital
- McColl Partners
- Mediobanca
- Miller Buckfire & Co.
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- Mizuho Financial Group
- Moelis & Company
- Montgomery & Co.
- Morgan Keegan & Co.
- Morgan Stanley
- Needham & Co.
- NBF (National Bank Financial)
- Nomura Holdings
- Oppenheimer & Co.
- Panmure Gordon
- Perella Weinberg Partners
- Piper Jaffray
- PNC Financial Services (Harris Williams & Co.
- Punjab National Bank
- Raymond James
- RBC Capital Markets
- RBS
- Robert W. Baird
- Roth Capital Partners
- Rothschild
- Sagent Advisors
- Sandler O’Neill Partners
- SBI Capital Markets (State Bank of India)
- Scotiabank
- Societe Generale
- Sonenshine Partners
- Stephens, Inc.
- Stifel Financial
- Sucsy, Fischer & Company
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
- SunTrust (Robinson Humphrey)
- Syndicate Bank
- TD Securities
- United bank of India
- UBS
- Vermillion Partners
- Vijaya Bank
- Wedbush Securities
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- William Blair & Company
- WR Hambrecht & Co.
- Yes Bank
Working at an investment bank
Investment banks are the powerhouses of the financial industry. The investment bankers that push these banks forward work extremely long hours, often day and night, to secure whatever it is that their clients demand of them. If choosing to go down this career path, you should expect very long hours.
To learn more about investment banking check out our overview of what investment banks do and explore our Career Map to find the right path for you.
How to get a job at a top investment bank
If you’re looking to work at an investment bank, we’ve published the ultimate guide on how to get a job in investment banking. One of the best ways to break into the industry is to do as much networking as possible. Given the high volume of applicants banks get, it helps to know someone who’s already working at your target bank. Participating in the National Investment Banking Competition can be a great way to meet people in the industry, and to add a little something extra to your resume’.
More resources
Thanks for checking out our list of top investment banks and the largest 100 global banks. CFI is the official global provider of the Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)™ certification, designed to transform anyone into a world-class financial analyst.
Check out these additional resources to help you in your investment banking job search: