Raymond James Overview
Raymond James is one of North America’s leading full-service investment dealers with an extensive presence across the United States and Canada. The firm was established in 1962 on the principle of always putting the needs of clients first. Today, this principle remains the foundation on which we continue to build our company.
Equity Capital Markets
- Powerful institutional and retail distribution capabilities
- More than 500 Equity Capital Markets professionals
- More than 120 institutional sales and sales traders in the United States and Europe:
- Bulge-bracket distribution capability
- 25% institutional equity commissions from Europe
- More than 5,700 retail advisors, with offices in all 50 states and 2 million accounts
- Raymond James tied for 7th in The Wall Street Journal’s 2009 Best on the Street Survey. Raymond James ranks 8th among all firms in cumulative awards over the past five years.*
- Greenwich Associates ranked Raymond James Number 2 for most trusted research**
Health Care Investment Banking Group
In terms of domain expertise, dedicated resources and transaction track record, the Health Care Investment Banking Group of Raymond James & Associates is one of the oldest, largest and most successful healthcare-focused advisory services practices in the United States. The group provides a broad range of advisory and capital-raising services to companies within the healthcare industry and has senior banking personnel focused on a wide variety of healthcare sectors.
The group’s investment bankers have advised on approximately 326 transactions, including mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate value of more than $19.7 billion and equity and debt financings in excess of $16.3 billion. The group has offices in Nashville, Tennessee, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Denver, Colorado.
- 14 investment bankers and 10 equity research analysts in Nashville, Tennessee, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Denver, Colorado
- Senior banking personnel include Riley Sweat, Burk Lindsey and Michael Ory in Nashville, Frank Hancock in St Petersburg, and Reed Welch in Denver
- Services include mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell-side advisory), public equity and debt offerings, private placements of equity and debt, and divestiture
- Longstanding relationships with extensive network of healthcare-focused equity sponsors
- More than 326 completed transactions including:
- More than 206 advisory services transactions with aggregate transaction value in excess of $19.7 billion
- More than 120 public equity and debt offerings raising over $16.3 billion in proceeds
*The Wall Street Journal does not endorse, sponsor or approve the investment programs of Raymond James. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The data provided above is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell Raymond James Financial stock.
**The Greenwich Quality Index measures overall small- and mid-cap equities sales and research quality among U.S. institutions.