Stephens Snapshot
Those who bristle at those highfalutin' Wall Street bankers may take some comfort in Stephens -- one of the largest investment banking firms based outside New York City. The Little Rock-based company, founded in 1933, offers a variety of services, including advice for IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, as well as public financing, institutional stock and bond trading, insurance brokerage and advisory services, and equity research. It also manages money for institutional investors and provides investment management and private client services for wealthy families. Investment banking boutique affiliate Stephens Cori Capital caters to Hispanic companies in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
