Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (DPIMC), located in the heart of downtown Chicago, is an SEC registered investment ad ... viser that provides equity and fixed income investment management services to funds, institutional and individual clients. Our firm grew out of the investment research firm founded back in 1932 by William Duff & George Phelps. In 1979, DPIMC was formed to provide investment management services. Today, with our analysts and portfolio managers building on our distinguished legacy, DPIMC has earned a reputation as a leader in investing in Global Listed Infrastructure, Global Real Estate, MLPs & Energy and in developing and managing investment solutions for specialized clients, including nuclear decommissioning trusts. DPIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Virtus Investment Partners, a Hartford, CT based company (NASDAQ:VRTS, http://www.virtus.com). read more