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𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔:🏦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨💲 𝘷𝘴. 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨💲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 🏦 raise capital for other companies through securities operations in the debt and equity markets. Investment banks helps to execute mergers and acquisitions for Companies. They offer advisory services & complex financial analyses for Clients. There are 3 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬🏦: ◾ 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬🏦: Banks are smaller in scale and typically specialize in specific segments of the banking industry and not offer full range of services. Can be classified into 2 sub-categories: (i) Elite boutiques: Compete with bulge bracket banks in high-value deals. (e.g. Evercore, Nomura, Moelis & Company) (ii) Regional boutiques: Focus on smaller, localized geographical deals. (e.g. Marlin Associates, Foros Group) ◾ 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬🏦: These banks offer similar services to bulge bracket banks but on a smaller scale. They typically focus on mid-sized companies and deals as they offer more personalized service compared to bulge bracket banks. (e.g. Jefferies, Houlihan Lokey, Piper Sandler) ◾ 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬🏦: Largest and most profitable global investment banks, operating on a global scale (e.g. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse) On the Other Hand, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠🏦 is a financial area that is a hybrid between commercial and investment banking. Corporate banking clients are typically large, publicly traded companies that often borrow large amounts of money. There services include: Cash management, Payment processing, Credit products, Hedging strategies, Loans, Savings accounts, and Checking accounts. (e.g. Citi, Bank of America, Wells Fargo & HSBC) What are your thoughts about Investment Banking vs Corporate Banking? Share your opinion in comments. 💭 Do follow Ishan Dey for more such finance content. 💱 𝐏𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 #Banking #InvestmentBanking #CorporateBanking #Financialmarket