WR Hambrecht + Co

Infobox_Company
company_name = W.R. Hambrecht + Co.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1998
location = San Francisco, CA
key_people = William Hambrecht, President and CEO
num_employees = 100
industry = Asset Management
products = Financial Services,
Investment Banking,
Investment management
homepage = [http://www.wrhambrecht.com www.wrhambrecht.com]

WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full service investment bank with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Tokyo. It specializes in using its unique auction process called OpenIPO to compete with the traditional methods of larger and more established banks. Recently, it has underwritten companies such as Google and Interactive Brokers. The firm has financial backing from industry leaders including American Century, Crimson Ventures, epartners, Fidelity Ventures, Novell, and Park Avenue Equity Capital Partners.

ources

* [http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~rfrost/courses/SI110/readings/InfoEcon/Nocera,%20IPO_Auctions.pdf Open and Fair: Why Wall St. Hates Auctions]

External links

* [http://www.wrhambrecht.com/ WR Hambrecht + Co- Retail website]
* [http://www.wrhambrecht.com/institutional/ WR Hambrecht + Co- Institutional website]
* [http://www.wrh.co.jp/e/index.php/ WR Hambrecht & Co Japan,INC. - Tokyo Office]