Blaylock Van, LLC
Financial ServicesCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Blaylock Van, LLC is a financial services firm that operates as a broker-dealer and investment bank, focusing on capital markets, municipal and corporate fixed income trading and sales, and equity trading and share repurchase. It provides debt, equity, and municipal underwriting alongside sales and trading, serving clients from Fortune 500 companies to midsize and small-cap firms with a range of financing needs. Its distribution model targets asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors, and the firm positions itself as a principal underwriter for varied borrowers. Based in Oakland, California, Blaylock Van is the oldest continuously operating African American-owned banking firm in the United States. In 2023 the firm expanded its leadership in investment banking, adding senior officers to support growth in its advisory and underwriting capabilities.