Members

5 Members in 5 Countries. Each Member firm maintains its independence and unique identity while focusing its research mainly on domestic companies, both big caps and small & mid caps alike.

Banca Akros
GVC Gaesco Valores
Caixa - Banco de Investimento
CIC Corporate & Institutional Banking
Piraeus Securities

Member's name: Banca Akros S.p.A.

Country: Italy

Address: Viale Eginardo 29, 20149, Milan

Founded (year): 1987 (transformed in bank in 1997)

Member of ESN since: Beginning of ESN

N. employees: 180

Website: http://www.bancaakros.it/en.aspx

Main shareholders: Banco BPM

Business profile: Investment bank of Banco BPM group. A trusted partner for Corporate and Financial Institutions clients, it offers best-in-class financial products and services designed to meet a wide range of client needs in investment, capital markets access, financial risk management, and to support business growth, transformation, and international expansion.

Business areas: Brokerage (Sales & Trading, ETD Derivatives, SABE), Corporate & Structured Products (Corporate Sales, Debt Capital Market, Securitisation & Structured Solutions), Corporate Finance (M&A & C.F. Solutions, M&A Corporate & Financial Sponsor Coverage, Equity Capital Market), Cross Asset Products & Solutions (Certificates & Investments, Solutions & Financing, Market Products), Equity Research.

Member's name: Caixa - Banco de Investimento S.A.

Country: Portugal

Address: Avenida João XXI, 63, 1000-300, Lisbon

Founded (year): 1984

Member of ESN since: 2000

N. employees: 164

Website: www.caixabi.pt

Main shareholders: Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A.

Business profile: Investment banking services company of Caixa Geral de Depósitos Group

Business areas: Equity Capital Markets; Debt Capital Markets; Corporate Finance – Advisory; Project Finance; Structured Finance; Brokerage; Corporate Advisory and Risk Management; Venture Capital/ Private Equity; Research

Member's name: Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale - CIC Corporate & Institutional Banking

Country: France

Address: 6 Avenue de Provence, 75441, Paris Cedex 09

Founded (year): 1991

Member of ESN since: 2000

N. employees: 600

Website: www.cic-marketsolutions.eu

Main shareholders: Crédit Mutuel-CIC Group

Business profile: CIC CIB is a unified corporate and investment banking platform to support Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale’s clients at every stage of their development, both in France and abroad.
Across origination, structuring, securitization, syndication, research, trading and sales, offering a broad range of financial solutions on the primary and secondary markets for Group’s corporate and institutional clients.

Business areas: Secondary Market Solutions (execution services and direct sales), Primary Market Solutions (DCM, ECM, services to issuers, financial communication), Investment Solutions (structured EMTN: CIC, Stork acceptance; Cigogne: UCITs, alternative), Depositary Solutions (securities account-keeping, UCITS depositary), Global Research (Economics & Strategy, Equity research, Credit research)

Member's name: GVC Gaesco Valores S.V.S.A.U.

Country: Spain

Addresses: C/- Fortuny 17, 28010, Madrid

Founded (year): 1971

Member of ESN since: ESN Founding Partner

N. employees: 138

Website: www.gvcgaesco.es

Main shareholders: GVC (Holding Company)

Business profile: GVC Gaesco is the leading independent, integrated financial service company in Spain.

Business areas: Equities Capital Markets. Institutional Equities Sales and Trading. Research. Web Equity & Fixed Income Services. Primary and Secondary Equities Markets Access and Execution. Wealth Management, Private Banking and Insurance Brokerage

Member's name: Piraeus Securities S.A.

Country: Greece

Address: 10 Stadiou Street, Athens, 105 64 Greece

Founded (year): 1990

Member of ESN since: 1 July 2026

N. employees: 74

Website: http://www.piraeus-sec.gr

Main shareholders: Piraeus Bank S.A.

Business profile: Brokerage and investment services company of Piraeus Bank S.A.

Business areas: Brokerage; Institutional Brokerage Services; Fixed Income & Derivatives; Primary and Secondary Markets Access & Execution; Equity Research; Electronic Trading Services; Margin Financing & Market Making