Tigress Financial Partners

What Tigress Financial Partners does

Tigress Financial Partners is a New York-based, privately held investment banking and brokerage firm founded in 2009 by Cynthia DiBartolo following a career at Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, and Citigroup. The firm is the only certified disabled (DOBE) and woman-owned (WBENC) financial services firm in the United States and the first such firm to hold a seat and floor broker status at the New York Stock Exchange, achieved in July 2021. The firm operates six integrated business lines: investment banking and capital markets (IPO underwriting, secondary offerings, M&A advisory), proprietary equity research and corporate access, agency-only sales and trading, corporate and executive services, value-based management consulting using Economic Value Added (EVA), asset management (Focus Opportunity and Select Opportunity Portfolios), and a Global Wealth Management practice serving international high-net-worth clients. The firm is regulated by FINRA, the SEC, NYSE, MSRB, and SIPC, and clears through Pershing LLC (BNY Mellon subsidiary).

The firm's core technology is a proprietary research framework combining quantitative Economic Profit valuation models with fundamental analysis, supported by a database of over 3,600 companies across 70 industries and 16 countries with 400+ proprietary data points and KPIs updated daily. Research is distributed through Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, FactSet, and Thomson Reuters FirstCall, with direct institutional sales coverage reaching an estimated 300,000+ family office, HNW and institutional investors globally. Sales and trading runs an agency-only model (no proprietary book) on a state-of-the-art OMS/EMS platform with smart order routing to 30+ ECNs and exchanges and algorithmic execution capability.

The firm generates revenue across multiple streams: transaction fees from investment banking and agency brokerage, recurring management fees from asset management and wealth management, research distribution to institutional clients, and professional services fees from value-based management consulting. Distribution channels include direct institutional sales, NYSE floor presence, partnerships with BlackRock (co-branded mission-driven cash management, November 2022) and ICE TMC (co-branded fixed income trading, February 2024), and strategic international alliances (Gradual Investimentos in Brazil; Roemer Capital in Europe). Pricing for all services is negotiated bilaterally and is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Tigress Financial Partners

Legal name

Tigress Financial Partners LLC

Website

https://tigressfp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tigress Financial Partners is a New York-based, privately held investment bank and brokerage firm serving institutional investors, corporations, governments, and global HNW clients through proprietary Economic Profit-based research, capital markets, agency sales and trading, asset management, and wealth management, with NYSE floor broker status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking & Brokerage

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Raising Advisory (Equity & Equity-Linked) (FSAEAGAC)

Keywords

• Investment banking services
• Equity research distribution
• Institutional brokerage
• Asset management services
• Wealth management advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Banking & Capital Markets: Revenue from acting as underwriter and co-manager in IPOs, secondary stock offerings, convertible equity and debt, and debt securities. Also includes advisory fees from M&A services and strategic advisory.
2. Equity Research Distribution: Research distribution to institutional clients via major market data platforms (Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, FactSet, Thomson Reuters FirstCall) and direct sales.
3. Asset Management: Discretionary investment management fees from separately managed accounts and proprietary portfolios (Tigress Focus Opportunity Portfolio and Tigress Select Opportunity Portfolio).
4. Global Wealth Management: Advisory and management fees for tailored wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families, including access to asset management, trading platform, research and investment banking offerings.
5. Sales & Trading / Brokerage: Agency-only brokerage commissions on equity, debt and options execution for institutional accounts. The firm does not engage in principal or proprietary trading.
6. Corporate Consulting / Value-Based Management: Fees for value-based management consulting services using Economic Value Added (EVA) as a performance measure, including M&A analysis, incentive plan design, and IR presentation development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tigress Financial Partners is an independent, full-service investment bank and broker-dealer providing investment banking and capital markets, proprietary equity research, agency-only sales and trading, corporate and executive services, value-based management consulting, discretionary asset management, and global wealth management. Revenue is generated from underwriting and advisory fees, brokerage commissions, asset and wealth management fees, and consulting engagements, with research delivered through Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, FactSet and Thomson Reuters FirstCall and execution through the firm's NYSE floor broker membership.

Product overview

Tigress Financial Partners is a comprehensive financial services firm offering an integrated platform of investment banking, proprietary equity research, sales and trading, corporate/executive services, corporate consulting, asset management, and global wealth management services. The firm operates with a proprietary research methodology based on Economic Profit analysis covering over 3,600 companies. Core offerings include Investment Banking & Capital Markets services, Tigress Investment Research delivering actionable investment ratings and analysis, Equity Research Reports including Focus Opportunity Reports and Best Buys Lists, Sales & Trading with algorithmic execution, Corporate & Executive Services for equity transactions, Value-Based Management Corporate Consulting, Asset Management portfolios (Focus Opportunity and Select Opportunity), and Global Wealth Management for high-net-worth clients. The firm differentiates through its unique position as the nation's only disabled and woman-owned financial services firm with NYSE membership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tigress Investment Research

Quantifiable outcome

• Database covers 3,600+ companies across 70 industries in 16 countries with 400+ proprietary data points and KPIs updated on a daily basis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and regional.

• ICE TMC (Intercontinental Exchange)coreTechnology or Integration · 6 February 2024Tigress Financial Partners partnered with ICE TMC to offer co-branded access to the ICE TMC Bond Trading Platform, providing institutional clients with access to fixed income trading capabilities through ICE's electronic trading infrastructure.
• BlackRockflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2022In November 2022, Tigress became the first DOBE & WBENC firm to partner with BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, to launch mission-driven cash management solutions that empower Tigress' institutional clients with the ability to mobilize their cash for positive social change. This is a co-branded partnership providing access to BlackRock's institutional cash management platform.
• Pershing LLC (Bank of New York Mellon)coreOthersTigress Financial Partners clears securities transactions and provides custody of client accounts on a fully disclosed basis through Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon. Pershing also provides excess of SIPC coverage from Lloyd's of London with an aggregate loss limit of $1 billion.
• Gradual Investimentos / Gradual CCTVM S/AregionalOthersTigress research is distributed in Brazil by Gradual Investimentos, Gradual CCTVM S/A, a financial institution authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil. This extends Tigress's research distribution into the Brazilian market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tigressfp

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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