INVESTMENT BANKING DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2023
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2021, 2022, 2023. Historical reports: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Intrepid Investment Bankers
06
99.0%
BNP Paribas
13
98.1%
Qatalyst Partners
No
97.1%
RBC Capital Markets
01
96.2%
Lazard, Inc.
05
95.2%
UBS
05
94.2%
Morgan Stanley
01
93.3%
JPMorgan
05
92.3%
Citigroup
10
91.3%
Deutsche Bank
01
90.4%
Scotiabank
14
89.4%
Goldman Sachs
08
88.5%
Société Générale
11
87.5%
Natixis
07
86.5%
Evercore
03
85.6%
Oppenheimer
26
84.6%
Credit Suisse
05
83.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
10
82.7%
TD Securities
08
81.7%
Barclays
11
80.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
79.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
01
78.8%
Lazard Freres
06
77.9%
HSBC
02
76.9%
PJT Partners
09
76.0%
MUFG
02
75.0%
Agentis Capital
09
74.0%
PwC Corporate Finance
24
73.1%
Jefferies & Company
09
72.1%
Centerview Partners
10
71.2%
Percentile rank on racial diversity based on how balanced companies are across five primary groups: Caucasian, Asian, African American, Latino/Spanish Origin and Other
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Female Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
UBS (35.8%)
17
99.1%
Cowen Group (35.0%)
04
98.2%
China International Capital Corporation (31.5%)
01
97.3%
BDA Partners (31.0%)
08
96.4%
Centerview Partners (31.0%)
02
95.5%
CIBC World Markets (28.2%)
20
94.5%
PJT Partners (27.7%)
02
93.6%
Bryan Garnier and Co (27.6%)
70
92.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners (27.5%)
12
91.8%
Nomura Holdings (27.1%)
05
90.9%
Capstone Partners (26.7%)
02
90.0%
Scotiabank (26.6%)
04
89.1%
Intrepid Investment Bankers (25.5%)
02
88.2%
Evercore (25.2%)
09
87.3%
Lazard, Inc. (24.7%)
09
86.4%
DNB Markets (24.3%)
11
85.5%
Goldman Sachs (24.0%)
02
84.5%
Credit Suisse (23.7%)
04
83.6%
JPMorgan (23.4%)
01
82.7%
TD Securities (22.9%)
05
81.8%
Natixis (22.6%)
12
80.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada (22.1%)
No
80.0%
Citigroup (22.0%)
06
79.1%
Morgan Stanley (22.0%)
15
78.2%
Moelis & Company (22.0%)
13
77.3%
Credit Agricole (21.7%)
14
76.4%
Greenhill (21.6%)
20
75.5%
Deutsche Bank (21.5%)
08
74.5%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland (20.9%)
28
73.6%
DC Advisory (20.7%)
13
72.7%
Estimate percentage of females is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Athletic Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Drake Star Partners (44.6%)
01
99.1%
Edgemont Capital Partners (36.1%)
63
98.2%
AGC Partners (34.2%)
28
97.3%
Duff & Phelps (33.7%)
04
96.4%
Intrepid Investment Bankers (29.0%)
06
95.5%
Alantra (27.1%)
06
94.5%
Intesa Sanpaolo (26.1%)
New
93.6%
FMI Corporation (25.8%)
01
92.7%
National Bank Financial Markets (25.7%)
05
91.8%
Cambridge Wilkinson (23.0%)
07
90.9%
Oppenheimer (22.0%)
01
90.0%
Stephens Inc (21.7%)
27
89.1%
Fifth Third Securities (21.4%)
14
88.2%
MUFG (21.1%)
15
87.3%
Piper Sandler (20.8%)
15
86.4%
DC Advisory (20.7%)
24
85.5%
Moelis & Company (20.3%)
35
84.5%
PJ SOLOMON (19.7%)
03
83.6%
JMP Group (19.7%)
52
82.7%
Ziegler (18.8%)
05
81.8%
Raymond James Financial Inc. (18.5%)
11
80.9%
Stifel Financial (18.5%)
01
80.0%
Shea & co (18.4%)
01
79.1%
Arma Partners (17.8%)
10
78.2%
Lincoln International (17.4%)
16
77.3%
LionTree Advisors (17.2%)
35
76.4%
BBVA (15.7%)
24
75.5%
D.A. Davidson & Co (15.2%)
14
74.5%
B. Riley & Co. (14.9%)
24
73.6%
TD Securities (14.7%)
17
72.7%
Estimated percentage of varsity athletes is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Military Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Intrepid Investment Bankers (28.6%)
No
99.1%
Qatalyst Partners (26.2%)
No
98.2%
Standard Chartered Bank (10.4%)
01
97.3%
Miller Buckfire (8.5%)
10
96.4%
PJT Partners (6.9%)
10
95.5%
Bryan Garnier and Co (6.8%)
01
94.5%
Moelis & Company (5.9%)
11
93.6%
Lazard Freres (4.9%)
05
92.7%
Centerview Partners (4.6%)
08
91.8%
MUFG (4.5%)
01
90.9%
Evercore (4.4%)
10
90.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada (4.0%)
10
89.1%
BNP Paribas (3.8%)
34
88.2%
Jefferies & Company (3.5%)
15
87.3%
TD Securities (3.3%)
03
86.4%
Morgan Stanley (3.3%)
12
85.5%
Lincoln International (3.2%)
10
84.5%
Truist Securities (3.1%)
06
83.6%
Credit Agricole (3.1%)
10
82.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (3.0%)
06
81.8%
RBC Capital Markets (2.9%)
22
80.9%
Wells Fargo and Company (2.9%)
15
80.0%
Barclays (2.8%)
07
79.1%
Houlihan Lokey (2.6%)
07
78.2%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN (2.5%)
23
77.3%
Goldman Sachs (2.5%)
15
76.4%
Stifel Financial (2.3%)
08
75.5%
Greenhill (2.2%)
11
74.5%
China International Capital Corporation (2.1%)
11
73.6%
Deutsche Bank (2.0%)
05
72.7%
Estimated percentage of employees with military association is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics
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