About JPMorgan Cazenove
J.P. Morgan Cazenove became a wholly-owned part of J.P. Morgan in 2010, having originally operated as a joint venture between J.P. Morgan and the UK investment bank Cazenove.
The combination of our global network, capital strength, broad product capabilities and a client driven approach provides a unique and value added offering to clients.
Three core businesses operate under the J.P. Morgan Cazenove brand: Corporate Finance (in the UK), and Cash Equities and Equity Research (in Europe, the Middle East and Africa).
Corporate Finance
J.P. Morgan Cazenove is a leading financial adviser on transactions in the UK as well as internationally. Clients value our ability to combine impartial advice with effective solutions as well as our extensive relationships with institutional shareholders, which have been built up over many years. J.P. Morgan Cazenove is committed to providing clients with the highest quality of service.
The Corporate Finance division offers a full range of investment banking services to companies in the UK including M&A, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, corporate broking, balance sheet management and investor relations.
Central to our corporate finance expertise is the integrated approach that we take to understanding our clients' issues. Our team is based on industry/sector groupings and is supported by our M&A and capital markets teams. We play an important role as part of the boardroom advisory team on all matters affecting the company's development and growth. Specifically, we seek to establish a long-term advisory relationship with clients, advising on any planned strategic moves such as mergers, acquisitions and disposals and developing and executing appropriate financial solutions. Our financial advisory activities include advice on equity issuance, balance sheet restructuring, returns of capital and valuations.
J.P. Morgan Cazenove acts as the interface between the client company, the relevant Exchange and the investment community, ensuring that each understands the motivating forces of the other. In this role we draft and review public announcements, create investor relations programmes and give ad hoc advice in respect of contentious investor issues.
In the UK, J.P. Morgan Cazenove is ranked No.1 in Equity Capital Markets, No.1 in Equity Primary Issuance and No. 3 in M&A on a completed deals basis (any UK involvement), as at 31 December 2009, according to Dealogic. The firm is ranked No. 2 in Bond Issuance, as at 31 December 2009, according to Thompson Reuters. It is the UK's No.1 Corporate Broker, acting for 36 FTSE100 companies, 94 FTSE250 and 68 smaller companies.
In other parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Corporate Finance services are provided by J.P. Morgan.
Cash Equities
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, J.P. Morgan Cazenove, a wholly-owned part of J.P. Morgan, provides clients with cash equities solutions spanning Sales and Trading, Special Situations, Electronic Client Solutions and Commission Management.
Corporate, institutional and hedge fund clients who wish to trade non-EMEA equities are served by J.P. Morgan, which offers a full-service global equities platform, with execution capabilities across all listed and OTC market centers globally.
Equity Research
J.P. Morgan Cazenove's equity research service is ranked highly by clients and external surveys, including leading US and European-based asset management groups.
The group's independent and objective approach to research is complemented by the strong relationships built with the companies it follows, enabling a deep understanding of their businesses and the industry environments in which they operate. This understanding ensures that our strategic and financial analysis provides a solid base for projections of future financial performance.
Research is delivered to clients electronically by email, via our research websites, and through various third-party vendors such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters First Call, FactSet, and Capital IQ.
The foundation of J.P. Morgan Cazenove's research is its people. The analysts leading teams typically have many years' coverage of a sector and relevant industry experience and are supported by highly competent professionals. Analysts generally work in sector teams to ensure that emerging trends are identified early and their likely impact is built into the projections for companies. The economics team provides a quantitative economic framework and its strategists combine this with the analysts' projections to produce coherent market and sector strategies.
J.P. Morgan Cazenove is headquartered in London.
10 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7RF
UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7742 1000