Number of employees 200+ Founded 1991 | Website www.harriswilliams.com | |
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Products Mergers & Acquisitions, Fairness opinions, Restructuring advisory Founders Christopher H. Williams, H. Hiter Harris III Parent organizations PNC Financial Services, PNC Bank, National Association | ||
Harris Williams & Co. is an investment bank specializing in advisory services and financings 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.
The firm, which is based in Richmond, Virginia, was founded in 1991. The company operates additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Cleveland, London, and Frankfurt. The Chief Operating Officer is Paul Poggi.
History
Harris Williams was founded by Christopher Williams and Hiter Harris, who previously worked together at Charlotte investment banking boutique Bowles Hollowell Connor & Co., a firm later bought by Wachovia. Harris and Williams had previously been classmates at Harvard Business School, which they graduated in 1987.
The firm has built its business focused heavily on providing advisory services for leveraged buyout transactions and other private equity investments.
In 2005, Harris Williams was acquired by PNC Financial Services and continues to operate as a subsidiary of PNC under the Harris Williams brand.