Banking and Finance
Banking, finance and asset management is a very broad sector, encompassing a range of opportunities in investment banking, retail banks, private equity concerns, asset management, hedge funds and accountancy among others. Some of the leading organisations in these sectors are listed below.
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| AGI Corporate Finance | Boutique investment banking firm mergers and acquisitions, investment research, strategic advisory services etc. |
| Bank of America, Merill Lynch | Multinational investment bank and financial services holding company. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Barclays |
Investment bank and financial services specialising in personal banking, corporate banking, wealth management, and investment management. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Chrystal Capital, LLP | Entrepreneurial corporate finance and investment house, specialising in providing finance advisory services (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Citibank | Multinational investment bank and financial services corporation. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Credit Suisse | Investment bank, wealth manager and financial services firm. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Deutsche Bank | Investment Bank and financial services company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Goldman Sachs International | Multinational Investment bank and financial services offering services in investment management, securities, asset management among other functions. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Jefferies | Independent securities and investment banking firm. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| JP Morgan | Multinational Investment bank and financial services. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Lazard | Financial services firm specialising in investment banking, asset management and other financial services. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Morgan Stanley | Investment bank and financial services specialising in Institutional securities, wealth management and investment management. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Nomura | Global investment bank and financial services group. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| RBC | Financial services company specialising in investment banking, personal and commercial banking, wealth management and insurance. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| UBS |
Swiss multinational and investment bank and financial services company. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Allica Bank | Financial services primarily providing support to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Atom Bank | UK’s first app only bank offering savings products, mortgages and other loans to private individuals and businesses. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Cashplus Bank | Digital bank based in UK. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Close Brothers | UK merchant bank group participating in lending, deposit taking, wealth management and securities trading. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Halifax | British bank operating as a trading division of Bank of Scotland. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| HSBC | British multinational bank specialising in personal finance, commercial and private banking as well as corporate and investment banking. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| ICICI | Retail and corporate bank, also providing services in areas of investment banking, venture capital and asset management. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc. | British retail and commercial bank; considered one of the “Big 4” Clearing banks.(Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Monese | Mobile only banking service that offers current account and money transfer services. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Monzo | App-based online challenger bank in the UK. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| National Westminster Bank | One of the major retail and corporate banks in the UK. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Nationwide Building Society | Cooperative financial institution and the largest building society in the world. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Paragon Bank Plc. | Specialist finance provider specialising in a range of savings and lending products in the UK. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Retail and commercial bank; subsidiary of the NatWest Group. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Santander | Spanish multinational financial services company specialising in retail banking, corporate, commercial and investment banking. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Schroders | British multinational asset management company specialising in retail banking, wealth management, commercial and global banking. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Standard Chartered | British multinational bank and financial services company. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Starling Bank | Digital challenger bank based in the UK, specialising in current and business account products. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| The Cooperative Bank | Retail and commercial bank based in UK . (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Virgin Money Plc. | Retail bank providing a range of financial products including current and savings account, investments, mortgages etc. . (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Apax Partners | British venture capital and private equity firm, invested in leveraged and management buy outs, and growth capital. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| BlackRock | One of the world’s largest investment management companies. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Bridgepoint | British private equity firm, focussed on advising investors and their pension holders by investing in well managed businesses. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Bridgewater Associates | Investment management firm working in areas of pension funds, endowments, foreign governments and central banks. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Capula Investment Management LLP | British hedge fund and one of the largest in Europe. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Charterhouse Capital Partners | Private equity investment firm based focusing on leveraged buyout of established businesses. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Cheyne Capital | Alternative asset management firm specialising in real estate debt, corporate credit, convertible bonds etc.. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Cinven | International private equity firm investing in sectors like business services, technology, healthcare etc. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Coller Capital | Global investor in the private equity secondary market. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| CVC Capital Partners | Private equity and investment advisory firm. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Egerton Capital | Private equity and investment advisory firm. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Fidelity International | Multinational financial services corporation providing investment advice, retirement services, wealth management etc. . (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Intermediate Capital Group | Global alternative asset manager in private debt, credit and equity. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| OxFord Asset Management | Investment management company focussing on computer-based models to invest in global financial markets. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Pamplona Capital Management | Investment management service providing expertise across private equity and hedge funds. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Pantheon | Private equity, infrastructure, real assets and debt investor. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Permira | British global investment firm working in the key areas of consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrial tech and services and Technology. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Savills Investment Management | Investment management firm specialising in real estate. (Follow on LinkedIn) |
| Winton Capital Management | Investment management company focussing on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets. (Follow on LinkedIn) |