List of Top Investment Banks

A list of the top 100 investment banks from around the world to help you with your career search.

Written by CFI Team

Updated April 29, 2022

Top Investment Banks List

Our students often want to know what 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 give you a good general idea of what the top 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!

Top Investment Banks List

List of the top investment banks – 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
Société Générale
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

The top 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 one of the top investment banks

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 CFI’s 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: