Stifel Completes Acquisition of Eaton Partners
ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwired - January 04, 2016) - Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Eaton Partners, LLC, a global fund placement and advisory firm.
"We have made significant investments in our capital raising capabilities, including the acquisitions of Eaton Partners and the Barclays Wealth Advisors. Together, our partnership will leverage Eaton Partners' extensive relationships with private equity firms, hedge funds, high net worth family offices, and institutional investors across Stifel's investment banking platform and high net worth private client business. We are excited to welcome Charlie Eaton and his team to Stifel," said Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel.
Eaton Partners has over 60 employees across six offices and relationships with over 4,000 of the largest active institutional investors. Since Eaton Partners' inception in 1983, they have raised over $68 billion for 90 highly differentiated funds, of which $25 billion was raised in the past five years. Eaton Partners' advisory revenues were approximately $60 million in 2015. Eaton Partners will retain its brand name and will be run as a Stifel company.
Stifel Company Information
Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel clients are served through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated in the U.S., through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited in the United Kingdom and Europe, and through Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. in the U.S. and Europe. The Company's broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank & Trust offers a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. offers trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company's web site at www.stifel.com.
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