History
100 years of heritage
DC Advisory is owned by Daiwa Securities Group Inc., which is one of Japan’s leading financial institutions - operating since 1902. Daiwa has made a strong commitment to building an international advisory business of scale and has brought together a powerful combination of advisory businesses in key financial markets. Each of these has a deep-rooted, long-standing local expertise. They are united by a common commitment to make a difference and to deliver the best that our International firm has to offer.
2021 - DC Advisory launches Thailand office
DC Advisory Thailand is launched, as parent company Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s Singapore entity, enters into a joint venture with 9 Basil Co., Ltd. and strategic investors in Thailand.
2019 - DC Advisory launches Italy presence
DC Advisory appoints Alberto Vigo as CEO to cement its Italian presence and expertise.
2019 - DC Advisory expands Spanish capabilities
Daiwa acquires independent Spanish investment bank, Montalbán, to expand DC Advisory's presence across mainland Europe.
2017 - DC Advisory strengthens US presence
US boutique investment banks Sagent Advisors and Signal Hill are acquired and merged, to strengthen DC Advisory's US presence.
1990 - 2008 - Close Brothers Corporate Finance expands
Prior to its acquisition by Daiwa in July 2009, Close Brothers Corporate Finance was the advisory business of Close Brothers plc. It bolstered its UK business through the acquisitions of the corporate finance teams of Hill Samuel and Rea Brothers and extended its European capabilities through the acquisition of leading advisory firms in France, Germany and Spain and formed a longstanding, and ongoing, partnership with Danske Bank in Scandinavia.
1902 - Fujimoto Bill Broker opens
Forerunner of today's Daiwa Securities Group, Fujimoto Bill Broker opened its doors in 1902 in Osaka, Japan.
1878 - Close Brothers Merchant Bank founded
Close Brothers merchant bank was formed by William Brooks Close and his two brothers who successfully bought and leased farmland in the American mid-west. In 1897, spotting the opportunity that came with the gold rush for transport to remote regions of Canada and Alaska the Close Brothers bought the right to build a railway into the Yukon. The success of that venture provided the foundations for their development into a major merchant bank.
