Investment Bank

Business

The Investment Bank is a global investment banking and securities firm. Its investment bankers, salespeople and research analysts, supported by internal risk and logistics teams, deliver advice and execution to clients all over the world. In addition to serving the world’s key corporate and institutional clients, governments and financial intermediaries, the Investment Bank works with financial sponsors and hedge funds and indirectly meets the needs of private investors through both the UBS wealth management business and other private banks.

For both its corporate and institutional clients, and the clients of other parts of UBS, the Investment Bank provides products, research and advisory services and comprehensive access to the world’s capital markets.

Through its market-leading investment banking department, the Investment Bank provides advice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, in addition to raising capital for companies and governments. Traditionally one of the leaders in European corporate finance, the Investment Bank has also experienced very strong growth in the US and Asia Pacific in recent years.

An important partner for institutional clients, the Investment Bank is anchored by its market-leading equities business and complemented by both its top-tier foreign exchange business and broad product capabilities across fixed income markets.

Organizational structure

The Investment Bank is headquartered in London and New York and employs approximately 22,000 people across 38 countries. The businesses of the Investment Bank are organized into three distinct business units, which are run functionally on a global basis. The business units are:

Legal structure

The Investment Bank operates through branches and subsidiaries of UBS AG. Securities activities in the US are conducted through UBS Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer.

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