The growth-company investment bank turns research and investor introductions into financing opportunities. A $25 million share offering shows what that access can cost; its history shows what access cannot fix.
The London company lets students try finance before applying for it. Banks get something useful in return: a record of how a would-be hire actually performs.
The bank that decided predictable beats spectacular - and built a $9 trillion advice machine on top of a trading floor.
How a 1962 Los Angeles block-trading desk turned into the last independent full-service investment bank standing between the boutiques and the giants.