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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment banking |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | H. Hiter Harris III, Christopher H. Williams |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia, US |
Area served | Richmond, Virginia San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Cleveland Washington D.C. London Frankfurt |
| Products | Mergers & Acquisitions,Fairness opinions,Restructuring advisory |
Number of employees | 200+ |
| Parent | PNC Financial Services |
| Website | www |
Harris Williams is an American multinationalindependent investment bank andfinancial services company specializing in advisory services and financing formiddle-market companies. The firm provides a variety of advisory services includingmergers & acquisitions,fairness opinions andrestructuring advisory. Harris Williams operates as a subsidiary ofPNC Financial Services.[1]
The firm, which is based inRichmond, Virginia, was founded in 1991. The company operates additional offices inSan Francisco,Boston,Minneapolis,Cleveland,Washington DC.,London, andFrankfurt. The chief operating officer is Paul Poggi.[2]
Harris Williams was founded by Christopher Williams and Hiter Harris, who previously worked together at Charlotte investment banking boutiqueBowles Hollowell Conner & Co., a firm later bought byWachovia. Harris and Williams had previously been classmates atHarvard Business School, from which they graduated in 1987.[3][4]
The firm has built its business focused heavily on providing advisory services forleveraged buyout transactions and otherprivate equity investments.[5]
In 2005, Harris Williams was acquired byPNC Financial Services and continues to operate as a subsidiary of PNC under the Harris Williams brand.[6][7][8]
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