Harris Williams & Co.

Harris Williams is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company specializing in advisory services and financing for middle-market companies. The firm provides a variety of advisory services including mergers & acquisitions, fairness opinions and restructuring advisory. Harris Williams operates as a subsidiary of PNC Financial Services.[1]

Harris Williams
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryInvestment banking
Founded1991
FounderH. Hiter Harris III, Christopher H. Williams
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia, United States
Area served
Richmond, Virginia
San Francisco
Boston
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Washington D.C.
London
Frankfurt
ProductsMergers & Acquisitions, Fairness opinions, Restructuring advisory
Number of employees
200+
ParentPNC Financial Services
Websitewww.harriswilliams.com

The firm, which is based in Richmond, Virginia, was founded in 1991. The company operates additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Washington DC., London, and Frankfurt. The chief operating officer is Paul Poggi.[2]

History

Harris Williams was founded by Christopher Williams and Hiter Harris, who previously worked together at Charlotte investment banking boutique Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co., a firm later bought by Wachovia. Harris and Williams had previously been classmates at Harvard Business School, from which they graduated in 1987.[3][4]

The firm has built its business focused heavily on providing advisory services for leveraged buyout transactions and other private equity investments.[5]

In 2005, Harris Williams was acquired by PNC Financial Services and continues to operate as a subsidiary of PNC under the Harris Williams brand.[6][7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Harris Williams to Expand Service Offerings Through Merger With Sixpoint Partners". Yahoo Finance. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. "Harris Williams". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. Article: Harris Williams Banks on Its People: Longevity of senior staff is key. Investment Dealers' Digest, January 21, 2008
  4. Before trying his hand at banking, Hiter Harris was an accomplished kicker who made a name for himself during crunch time. Mergers & Acquisitions: The Dealmaker's Journal, September 1, 2007
  5. An Atlantic alliance. Acquisitions Monthly, December 1, 2003
  6. "PNC Financial Services Group Completes Acquisition Of Harris Williams & Co. - Global Custodian – The Leading quarterly magazine covering the international securities services industry". www.globalcustodian.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. "PNC to acquire Harris Williams & Co". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  8. admin (2005-10-21). "PNC completes acquisition". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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