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Investment Banking

Investment Banking provides a broad range of financial products and services, with a focus on businesses that are clientdriven, flow-based and capital-efficient.

Our suite of products and services includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and capital raising and advisory services, as well as comprehensive investment research. Our clients include corporations, governments, pension funds and institutions around the world. We deliver our global investment banking capabilities via regional and local teams based in all major developed and emerging market centers. Our integrated business model enables us to gain a deeper understanding of our clients and deliver creative, high-value, customized solutions based on expertise from across Credit Suisse.

Investment Banking

Equity and Debt Underwriting

Equity capital markets originates, syndicates and underwrites equity in IPOs, common and convertible stock issues, acquisition financing and other equity issues. Debt capital markets originates, syndicates and underwrites corporate and sovereign debt.

Advisory Services

Advisory services advises clients on all aspects of M&A, corporate sales and restructurings, divestitures and takeover defense strategies. The fund-linked products group is responsible for the structuring, risk management and distribution of structured mutual fund and alternative investment products and develops innovative products to meet the needs of its clients through specially tailored solutions.

Global Securities

Credit Suisse provides access to a wide range of debt and equity securities, derivative products and financing opportunities across the capital spectrum to corporate, sovereign and institutional clients. Global securities is structured into the following areas.

  • Fixed income
  • Equity
  • Arbitrage trading
  • Other

Research and HOLT

Credit Suisse's equity and fixed income businesses are supported by the research and HOLT functions. Equity research uses in-depth analytical frameworks, proprietary methodologies and data sources to analyze approximately 3,000 companies worldwide and provides macroeconomic insights into this constantly changing environment. HOLT offers one of the fastest and most advanced corporate performance, valuation and strategic analysis frameworks, tracking more than 20,000 companies in over 64 countries.

Key Data

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2010 2009 2008

Investment Banking

Net revenues (CHF million) 16,214 20,537 (1,971)
Income/(loss) before taxes (CHF million) 3,531 6,845 (13,792)
Number of employees 20,700 19,400 19,600

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