- Stephens Inc.
Stephens Inc. is a full service, privately ownedinvestment bank based inLittle Rock, Arkansas .History
Stephens Inc. was founded in 1933 by W.R.
Witt Stephens . His brother,Jackson T. Stephens joined the firm in 1946 and served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Stephens Inc. from 1956 to 1986. Since 1986Warren Stephens , Jack's son, has served as CEO of Stephens Inc. In 1970, Stephens Inc. (along with Wall Street firmWhite Weld & Co. ) broughtWal-Mart public in an IPO.Quick facts
*Employs over 700 people.
*Has 24 offices worldwide.
*Since the beginning of 1999, has led or co-managed 50 public offerings, raising over $13.2 billion, and delivered 38 fairness opinions.
*Over the last 5 years, has advised clients on over 120 merger and acquisition transactions with aggregate transaction value in excess of $43 billion dollars.
*The CEO isWarren Stephens .
* Financier ofDickey-Stephens Park , which plays home to theArkansas Travelers baseball team.Businesses
*Private Client Group
*Capital Markets
*Public Finance
*Investment Banking
*Research
*Capital Management
*Insurance and Mutual Fund ServicesExternal links
* [http://www.stephens.com Stephens Inc.] - Official Website
* [http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/research_profile_detail.asp?id=15 Arkansas Business] - Arkansas Business
* [http://www.hoovers.com/stephens/--ID__41538--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=PAID&cm_cat=INK&cm_pla=CO1&cm_ite=stephens Hoovers] - Hoovers Overview & Factsheet
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