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Top 25 Merchant banks worldwide

Name: Merchant banks worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 9,286 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 9,286 merchant banks worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 279,547 professional contacts across them, including 92,102 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers merchant banks worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. Country and city lists for merchant banks follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

9,286Companies

279,547Contacts tracked

92,102Verified emails

0Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest merchant banks worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 9,286 merchant banks worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to merchant banks: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Barclays Investment Bank	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	20,783 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Barclays Investment Bank deploys financial solutions to help our clients with their funding, financing, strategic and risk management needs across sectors, markets and economies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	SEB	Indirect evidence	Stockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	16,558 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SEB is a leading northern European financial services group with a strong belief that entrepreneurial minds and innovative companies are key in creating a better world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	11,823 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	SAFRA	Indirect evidence	Sao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	10,838 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somos referência em investimentos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	RBC Capital Markets	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,594 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RBC Capital Markets is recognized by the most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments around the globe as an…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Societe Generale Corporate And Investment Banking - Sgcib	Indirect evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	9,976 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We support you over time, during expansion phases and their more challenging periods alike.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Banca Monte DEI Paschi DI Siena	Indirect evidence	Siena, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	7,987 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Monte dei Paschi di Siena Bank, founded in 1472 as a Monte di Pietá (Pawn agency) to lend aid to the underprivileged classes of Siena, is considered the oldest bank in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Jefferies	Indirect evidence	New York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,353 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	BAIRD	Indirect evidence	Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,330 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1919, Baird has guided families, businesses, communities and institutions toward their financial goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	CICC	Indirect evidence	Beijing, ChinaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	5,216 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC, 03908.HK601995.SH) is a top tier investment bank, founded in China in 1995, providing first-class financial services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Rothschild & CO	Indirect evidence	Paris, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rothschild & Co is one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Itau BBA	Indirect evidence	São Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,707 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Itaú BBA is Latin America's largest corporate investment bank and its part of the Itaú Unibanco group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Lazard	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,912 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Houlihan Lokey	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,576 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Evercore	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,296 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Oddo BHF	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,973 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ODDO BHF is a European financial group with a history dating back to more than 180 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	JM Financial LTD	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,424 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	William Blair	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,324 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “William Blair is the premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, institutional sales and trading, and equity…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Guggenheim Partners	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,748 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Guggenheim Partners is a global investment and advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Moelis & Company	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,742 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Moelis & Company (“Moelis”) is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Lincoln International	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,489 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lincoln International, Inc.(NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	PJT Partners	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	1,420 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PJT Partners is a premier, global, advisory-focused investment bank that was built from the ground up to be different.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Ambit Private Limited	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,344 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ambit is a leading provider of financial advice and capital offering customized solutions in the areas of Investment Banking (Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	HJ Sims	Indirect evidence	Fairfield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	1,325 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1935, HJ Sims offers wealth management, investment banking, trading, underwriting & institutional services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Berenberg	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,305 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1590, Berenberg is one of the oldest banks in the world, and with this heritage comes fantastic opportunities for bright and aspiring individuals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: merchant banks. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names merchant banks.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of merchant banks, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name merchant banks. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Merchant banks worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

32.9%Verified-email coverage

30.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

5,547

11-50

2,887

51-200

530

201-500

157

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among merchant banks, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: 43 countries, largest first: the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Australia, Germany, Canada, Spain, Italy and 33 more. Country and city lists for merchant banks are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “merchant banks”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names merchant banks), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among merchant banks, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 92,102 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Merchant banks by location

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Every Merchant banks list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names merchant banks, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many merchant banks are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 9,286 merchant banks worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Barclays Investment Bank, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most merchant banks?

The United States leads with 2,466 companies, followed by India (1,117) and the United Kingdom (844). Every merchant banks list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most merchant banks?

London leads with 575 headquartered companies, followed by New York (476) and Mumbai (318).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.