Stifel Acquires Growth Investment Bank

American-based Stifel Bank has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an independent European investment bank, Bryan Garnier.

The full-service investment bank is focused on European technology and healthcare companies.

The takeover aims to build on Stifel’s objectives for the future, to strengthen the evolution of its global advisory business.

With a product suite inclusive of merger and acquisition advisory, private and public growth financing solutions and institutional sales & execution, Bryan Garnier has been positioned as a complementary addition.

Ronald J. Kruszewski, Stifel chairman and CEO, said Bryan Garnier is an ideal partner for Stiefel’s future.

“As a leading European middle market investment bank in the healthcare and technology verticals, Bryan Garnier represents an ideal partner.

“Its culture and long-term history of providing clients with high quality advice in two of our largest investment banking growth verticals is highly complementary with Stifel’s business. This combination is a logical next step in the evolution of Stifel’s global advisory business,” said Kruszewski.

Bryan Garnier is currently headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm, and New York, while Stifel hosts professionals across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

“By integrating Stifel’s capabilities across advisory, private and public markets, and equity and debt solutions, Stifel and Bryan Garnier are offering unparalleled opportunities for clients, employees, and the European market as a whole,” said Olivier Garnier, co-founder, and managing Partner of Bryan Garnier.