MBE Investment Banking Firm and Broker-Dealer focusing on Capital Markets, Municipal and Corporate Fixed Income Trading & Sales, Equity Trading & Sales, Share Repurchase. Blaylock Van is the oldest, continuously operating African American-owned banking firm in the United States. Our firm offers top-tier investment banking solutions, including debt, equity, and municipal underwriting, as well as sales and trading. On the banking side, our range of clients varies from fortune 500 to mid and small-cap companies, requiring a broad spectrum of financial needs. Our transactions include equity-based products, convertible and preferred debt, and senior/subordinated financing. On the distribution side, we focus on a multi-tiered distribution strategy, targeting asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies, and second/third tier investors. Our effective origination and distribution platform has led us to a prominent position, as a principal underwriter, for both frequent and infrequent borrowers. Clients include Fortune 500 Companies, State and Local Governments, Pension Funds, Investment Management Firms.