Our professionals draw upon over a century of collective experience totaling more than $100 billion in transactions, both at SWS and at other major Wall Street and regional firms. Many of our bankers have also held senior executive leadership positions at operating companies across several industries. This mix of investment banking and hands-on executive experience allows our team to provide relevant insights, unique solutions and reliable execution.

Corporate Executives – The challenges facing many CEOs and CFOs today are challenging and unprecedented, and executives need advisors with strong skills and sound judgment. Because many of our senior professionals have themselves served in corporate leadership roles, we appreciate the complex demands and constraints facing executives better than most advisors. Our investment bankers provide useful and unique perspectives and analyses that can help executives guide their companies safely through any enviornment.

Boards of Directors – Because the collective and personal responsibilities placed upon directors of public companies continue to grow, Boards of Directors increasingly need sound, reliable financial advice. Whether as a retained advisor or as a financial advisor for a specific transaction, Southwest Securities has the expertise, experience and careful attention to detail that directors require to fulfill the Board’s fiduciary duties while maximizing a company’s value for its stakeholders.

Financial Sponsors – Our valuable corporate relationships and deep industry knowledge benefit financial investors as well as their portfolio companies. We can help sponsors find new investment opportunities, build value within an existing portfolio company, or harvest the maximum potential from a mature investment.

Entrepreneurs – Entrepreneur-led companies typically have an energy level and organizational focus that is different from their more established competitors. In the same way, the perspective, attitude and set of skills required for an investment bank to provide exceptional advice to entrepreneurial companies is slightly different from those needed for other clients. We understand those differences and we work regularly with entrepreneurs and the companies they control to achieve their business goals.

Key advantages to working with Southwest Securities include:

Experienced Team of Bankers – Through all kinds of economic environments, our seasoned investment bankers have completed hundreds of M&A and financing transactions totaling more than $100 billion in value. We provide clients across the United States with valuable relationships and deep industry expertise in multiple sectors. Moreover, many of our senior bankers have themselves served as senior executives within operating companies. Our investment bankers’ unique mix of transactional expertise, industry knowledge and executive experience allows us to provide clients with custom-tailored answers to their key strategic and financial challenges.

Established Reputation – Our clients gain confidence knowing they are working with a profitable, financially stable and well-connected partner in Southwest Securities and its parent company SWS Group. Founded in 1972 and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, SWS Group is the largest brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in the Southwest. SWS Group today has over $4 billion of assets and more than 1,200 employees in offices across the United States.

Innovative Solutions – Rapidly changing market conditions demand creative ideas and skillful execution from both companies and their advisors. To secure a company’s future success, executives, investors and Boards of Directors must all carefully and realistically consider the benefits and risks of an ever-broader range of options. By combining our banker’s individual strengths with SWS Group’s extensive relationships and resources, we offer clients creative, customized solutions that they will not see from other corporate finance advisors.

Senior Level Dedication – We strive not only to find the best solution for a client, but also make sure it is completed professionally. “Day or night, we will be there” is the approach our senior investment bankers take for all our client engagements. Whether the issue is large or small, our firm's most senior bankers and resources are available to guide our clients through every aspect of a transaction. We believe this senior level attention to a transaction’s intricate details sets us apart from other advisory firms.

Southwest Securities is the largest brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in the Southwest, with its stock listed on the NYSE

Founded in 1972, SWS Group is a large, profitable and financially sound diversified financial services company

With over $4 billion of assets, over 1,200 employees and offices across the United States, SWS has scale and financial stability

Beyond the deep relationships within our team of experienced bankers, our clients also benefit from the full range of SWS Group's contacts and resources.

Extensive retail distribution system with over 500 brokers across the southwest, plus access to thousands of additional brokers through our clearing operations

Fixed income (bond) trading and municipal finance operations across the United States including New York, Chicago, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New England, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.  

Sixth largest U.S. securities clearing firm by number of clients

Southwest Securities, FSB ranks among the lagest Dallas-based commercial banks