Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. is a full-service investment banking firm and broker-dealer focused on the financial service ... s sector. Its clients include a wide variety of financial firms nationwide, and increasingly, around the globe. The firm provides the full suite of investment banking services, including merger and acquisition advisory, capital markets, fixed income and equity trading and sales, equity research, balance sheet management, mortgage finance and consulting services to financial institutions and their investors. Sandler O’Neill is a partnership, and different by design. Since the firm’s founding in 1988, its partners have sought to provide banks, thrifts and other financial services companies with an alternative to large Wall Street banking firms. The firm's focus has always been to enhance franchise value for clients within known, managed risk parameters. We provide clients a wealth of experience and knowledge more critical to them today than ever. read more