Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

Overview

Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC is an independent non-bank financial services firm offering investment banking, sales and trading, research, and advisory services. The firm provides customized solutions incorporating comprehensive financial advisory, capital raising, and risk management guidance, aiming to deliver the highest level of value-added services to its clients. Dually headquartered in New York and Oakland, the firm comprises over 135 diverse professionals spanning more than 27 offices across the United States. Siebert Williams Shank serves a broad spectrum of clients, including corporations, governments, municipalities, and institutional investors. The firm was formed in November 2019 through the merger of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C., founded in 1996, and The Williams Capital Group, L.P., founded in 1994. The founders and CEOs of the former respective firms continue to have vital leadership roles in Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC. Suzanne Shank is CEO and President of SWS, Chris Williams serves as the firm’s Chairman, and Henry Cisneros serves as Vice Chair. Additional equity owners of the firm include David Finkelstein, Co-Head of Corporate Finance, DiAnne Calabrisotto, COO and Chief Compliance Officer, and David Coard, Head of Short Term Fixed Income and Securitized Products. The firm is committed to building a diverse team of professionals to meet the needs of a wide range of clients while making a lasting impact on communities. With a strong focus on integrity, partnership, and impact, Siebert Williams Shank has expanded its footprint through strategic hires and new office openings, including a recent expansion into Montgomery, Alabama. The firm also actively supports charitable causes, exemplified by its significant donations to wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. In early 2022, The International Financing Review awarded SWS with its inaugural US Diversity and Inclusion House of the Year Award for 2021. This top industry journal noted that with its dominant experience and strong capital position, SWS is the #1 MWBE firm in both public finance and corporate finance. In 2022, SWS and Apollo Global launched a major new strategic partnership. This partnership is designed to drive significant new revenue opportunities to SWS and includes a combined equity and credit investment from Apollo, along with its managed funds, that significantly increases the underwriting capacity of SWS. With the product expertise offered by Apollo, a leading global alternative asset manager, SWS can now even more broadly serve the financing, investment, and liability management needs of its corporate and municipal clients with bespoke and innovative solutions.

Investment Focus

• Strong focus on integrity, partnership, and impact
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Active support for charitable causes
• Strategic partnerships to enhance underwriting capacity

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