Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Sell-side advisory firms worldwide

RevenueBase identified 10,391 company matches for sell-side advisory firms worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 121,751 professional contacts across them, including 45,428 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for sell-side advisory firms worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for sell-side advisory firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.

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10,391Companies
121,751Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest sell-side advisory firms worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 10,391 company matches for sell-side advisory firms worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchSt. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0007,198 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0004,127 contacts →

Exact match

“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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,990 contacts →

Exact match

“Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchNew York, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,694 contacts →

Exact match

“Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm.”

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5Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,965 contacts →

Exact match

“Moelis & Company (“Moelis”) is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including…”

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6Exact matchChicago, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,650 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,525 contacts →

Exact match

“PJT Partners is a premier, global, advisory-focused investment bank that was built from the ground up to be different.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchTehran, IranHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000932 contacts →

Exact match

“Mofid Securities is Iran’s largest full-service stock brokerage firm & leading private investment advisory which has been ranked first by the SEO since 2007.”

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9Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a814 contacts →

Exact match

“In June 2017, B.”

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10Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000802 contacts →

Exact match

“SEBI Reg No:NSE (CM, F&O) & BSE No:0893 | DP ID: IN300-079/450 | NSE Member No- 07066 | BSE Clg.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000789 contacts →

Exact match

“DC Advisory is an international investment bank committed to making a difference.”

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12Exact matchWest Palm Beach, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000787 contacts →

Exact match

“Transworld Business Advisors is the world leader in the marketing and sales of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and franchises.”

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13Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000720 contacts →

Exact match

“Centerview Partners is a premier provider of independent investment-banking advisory services.”

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14Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500692 contacts →

Exact match

“Greenhill & Co, Inc.”

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15Exact matchTampa, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500541 contacts →

Exact match

“Benchmark International is a global M&A firm that provides business owners with creative, value-maximizing solutions for growing and exiting their businesses.”

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16Exact matchHong KongHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500533 contacts →

Exact match

“Shenwan Hongyuan (H.K.) Limited ("Shenwan Hongyuan HK", ticker: 00218.HK) is the full-service international business arm of Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co, Ltd.(ticker: 06806.HK and…”

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17Exact matchDki Jakarta, IndonesiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500523 contacts →

Exact match

“BRI Danareksa Sekuritas was established for the first time under the name PT Danareksa Sekuritas on July 1, 1992, before officially become a subsidiary of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia…”

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18Exact matchHanoi, VietnamHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000503 contacts →

Exact match

“Thành lập từ năm 2006, Công ty cổ phần Chứng khoán VPS (VPS)- trước đây là Công ty cổ phần Chứng khoán Ngân hàng TMCP Việt Nam Thịnh Vượng, đã trở thành một trong những công ty…”

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19Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000495 contacts →

Exact match

“KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc, operating in the U.S, and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, also trading as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Europe, operating in Europe) is a Stifel…”

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20Exact matchSan Francisco, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000495 contacts →

Exact match

“GCA Advisors, LLC is the US business of GCA, a global investment bank that provides strategic M&A, capital markets and private funds advisory services to growth companies and…”

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21Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500454 contacts →

Exact match

“Maxim Group LLC is a leading full-service investment bank, securities and wealth management firm headquartered in mid-town Manhattan and is a registered broker-dealer with the…”

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22Exact matchNew York, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500451 contacts →

Exact match

“Solomon Partners is a leading investment bank – one of the first independent firms in the industry.”

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23Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500433 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1982 as a Proprietary Concern with focus on underwriting and marketing IPOs.”

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24Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500411 contacts →

Exact match

“Clearwater is an independent corporate finance house focused on unlocking the latent potential in every business.”

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25Exact matchIndependence, OH, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000386 contacts →

Exact match

“Sunbelt is the world’s largest business brokerage firm with approximately 250 licensed offices located throughout the world.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Sell-side advisory firms worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
37.3%Verified-email coverage
11.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
4.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
7,244
11-50
2,556
51-200
370
201-500
100
501-1,000
38
1,001-5,000
26
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
5

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for sell-side advisory firms are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “sell-side advisory firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 45,428 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Sell-side advisory firms by location

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Every Sell-side advisory firms 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 SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “sell-side advisory firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many sell-side advisory firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 10,391 company matches for sell-side advisory firms worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stifel Financial Corp tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most sell-side advisory firms?

The United States leads with 3,866 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (627) and France (439). Every sell-side advisory firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most sell-side advisory firms?

New York leads with 436 company records, followed by London (357) and Paris (212).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 45,428 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 10,391 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

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 SmartSearch, 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.