Keefe Bruyette and Woods Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
The Equitable Bldg., 787 7th Ave., New York, NY 10019-6018, United States
(212)887-7777, http://www.kbw.com

Primary SIC: Security Brokers And Dealers, Primary NAICS: Securities Brokerage
Description: Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Inc. (KBW) was founded in 1962 and operates as a full-service investment bank specializing in the financial services industry. The company's business is organized into four general service offerings: investment banking, including mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services, equity and fixed income securities offerings, and mutual thrift conversions; equity and fixed income sales and trading; research that provides fundamental, objective analysis that identifies investment opportunities and helps investor customers make better investment decisions; and asset management, including investment management and other advisory services to institutional clients and private high net worth clients and various investment vehicles. KBW's focus includes bank and thrift holding companies, banking companies, thrift institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, mortgage banks, asset management companies, mortgage and equity real estate investment trusts (REITS), consumer and specialty finance firms, financial processing companies and securities exchanges. KBW operates through a U.S. registered broker-dealer, Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Inc.; a U.S. registered investment advisor, KBW Asset Management Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Limited, an investment firm authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Services Authority. Headquartered in New York City, the company has other broker-dealer offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus (Ohio), Hartford, Houston, Richmond (Virginia), San Francisco and London.Finance: Securities broker/dealer and full service investment bank that specializes in the North American and European financial services sectors.