Arbuthnot Securities aims to be the leading investment bank for UK growth companies. We are a full-service, integrated investment bank providing a complete range of institutional stockbroking and corporate advisory services, focused on UK growth companies (mid and small cap). We pride ourselves on an integrated approach to best serve both our institutional and corporate clients. We are long term and relationship driven, dedicated to adding value to our clients through the stocks we recommend and our advice to companies.

For our institutional clients, we try to offer great insight into a limited number of stocks, resulting in profitable investment ideas. We focus on growth areas of the market where we believe we have a genuine understanding and a competitive edge, and seek to highlight stocks that are significantly mis-priced. We are sceptical rather than accepting of consensus and focus on the deep analysis of key issues rather than on minutiae. For our corporate clients, we aim to provide advice backed by a detailed understanding of their objectives, the views of investors and perceptive industry knowledge.

Our prime areas of coverage will be Leisure and Hotels, Engineering and Machinery, Aerospace and Defence, Transport and Logistics, Support Services, Construction and Building Materials, Investment Trusts, Software and Computer Services, Speciality Financials, Resources and emerging companies.

As an integrated investment bank, we provide a full range of institutional stockbroking and corporate advisory services.

Corporate finance

The corporate finance team specialises in provided financing and advisory solutions to quoted and unquoted companies and their owners across the UK. Companies are advised on their strategic and financing needs at all stages of the development, from early stage and private equity fundraisings to stockmarket quotations, from mergers and acquisitions to public-to-private transactions and demergers.

Corporate broking

Corporate broking provides assistance with the management of the relationships between the corporate client and their major institutional shareholders. The team is responsible for initial public offerings and secondary fundraisings and is there to provide constant advice and guidance to corporate clients on how to comply with an ever increasing regulatory environment.

Research

Research provides investors with a deep understanding of companies, the valuation of their securities and the environment in which they operate. It forms part of the package of advice and service to both institutional and corporate clients.

Sales and sales trading

The sales team maintains relationships with all the significant institutional owners of equity in the UK, as well as key international investors. The sales team, based in London, acts as prime contact with fund managers, ensuring that they are aware of Arbuthnot's views and opinions at all times. The sales-trading team, based in London and Edinburgh, provides a specialist dealing service to institutional clients.

Market making

Focused on corporate clients and other stocks covered by the research analysts, the market-making team provides liquidity to facilitate the execution of client business, as well as trading with other banks and brokers in the market for the firm's own account.

Arbuthnot Securities is part of the Arbuthnot Banking Group.