We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
Stephens is the official investment banking partner of Williams Racing, one of the most winning teams in F1 history. We share that tradition of success.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Our dealership investment banking team excels at a broad array of transaction types in meeting the M&A and capital markets needs of auto dealerships. This includes providing investment banking services to private and public companies such as those specializing in franchises, auctions, used cars and recreational vehicles.
Our senior bankers have successfully worked on some of the largest and most significant dealership transactions in the history of the subsector. We are experienced in all aspects of equity and debt capital raising for dealerships, possessing thorough knowledge of potential buyers and a rare understanding of their negotiation tactics.
Stephens is also proud to be the exclusive investment banking sponsor of Williams Racing. Our multi-year partnership with Williams Racing is a strategic fit as we grow our dealership investment banking offerings across the U.S. and Europe.
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