Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a Stifel Company, is an investment banking firm headquartered in New York City, specializing exclusively in the financial services sector. KBW's primary business lines include research, corporate finance, equity sales and trading, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, and asset management.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Investment banking |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | AXA Equitable Center New York, New York, United States |
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| Revenue | $425.9 million (2010) |
Net income | $26.6 million (2010) |
| Total assets | $699.7 million (2010) |
Number of employees | 585 (2010) |
| Parent | Stifel Financial |
| Website | www |
The firm provides a broad range of services to corporate clients such as banking companies, insurance companies, real estate and REITs, broker-dealers, mortgage banks, asset management companies, and specialty finance firms as well as to the institutional investor community. KBW's research analysts cover more than 600 companies in the financial services industry globally.
The company, which was founded in 1962, currently has nine offices in the United States as well as an office in London. In 2013, KBW was acquired by Stifel Financial, a financial services holding Company, for $575 million. KBW has advised on 65 percent of all bank M&A since 2017.