- CEO
- Edward N. Pick
- Full Time Employees
- 81,000
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Address
- 1585 Broadway New York City NY United States of America 10036
- IPO Date
- Oct 19, 2021
- Business
- Morgan Stanley, a leading global financial services firm founded in 1935 and headquartered in New York City, provides a broad range of investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional investors worldwide; its Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising through underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, financial advisory on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance, sales and trading in equity securities, fixed income products including foreign exchange and commodities, prime brokerage, corporate lending, credit products, investments, and research; the Wealth Management segment delivers brokerage and investment advisory services, market-making in fixed income securities, financial and wealth planning, annuity and insurance products, credit and lending products, banking, and retirement plan services primarily to individuals, small- to medium-sized businesses, and institutions; while the Investment Management segment provides traditional asset management encompassing equity, fixed income, liquidity, alternatives, and managed futures products, as well as merchant banking and real estate investing to institutions such as pensions, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and corporations, with operations spanning more than 40 countries. In recent developments, Morgan Stanley entered into an agreement to acquire EquityZen, a leading private shares platform, to enhance liquidity solutions and private market offerings for wealth management clients; expanded its strategic partnership with Carta to include IPO support and wealth management services for private companies; Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing partnered with GSA to acquire a $1 billion U.S. student housing portfolio of eight assets totaling 6,200 beds across multiple states, bringing their joint portfolio to 50 properties and nearly 24,000 beds; investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital participated in Sokin's $50 million Series B funding round to support global expansion in payments; and completed the acquisition of American Restoration by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners to bolster residential and commercial services capabilities.