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Our Services

Blaylock Van, the oldest continuously operating African-American-owned investment bank, delivers pioneering financial services solutions rooted in diversity, social responsibility, and excellence. Explore our range of services delivered by an agile team dedicated to your success:

Corporate Strategic Advisory

Sales & Trading

Municipal Finance

Investment Banking

Money Market Funds

Our Leadership​

As the oldest continuously operating African-American-owned investment bank in America, we’ve weathered market conditions for over 30 years and emerged as a symbol of trust and innovation. Learn more about our expert leadership team of financial services professionals and their near century-long combined experience:

Meet the team
Eric Van Standifer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Nyagaka Ongeri
President
Anne Daley
Senior Advisor
Investment Banking
Jervis Hough
Chief Operating Officer (COO) / Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Kudzai Jones
Executive Director
Municipal Sales & Trading
Leonard Jones
Executive Director
Municipal Banking
Louis De Caro
Senior Vice President
Investment Banking
Timothy O’Brien
Executive Director
Fixed Income Sales & Trading

Our Achievements

Blaylock Van’s diversity and adaptability amid evolving markets give us unique insight into our clients’ needs. Today, we stand as a symbol of trust and innovation, with a proud history among the top-tier list of investment banks.
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We’ve led hundreds of successful transactions, with clients spanning Fortune 500 companies to mid and small-cap startups.

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We compete at the bulge bracket level, delivering multi-billion dollar client deals with ease from our offices across America.
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We’ve been unlocking financial ingenuity since 1991 and an African-American-owned investment bank since day one.

Recent Transactions

Discover the latest transactions across our investment banking, sales & trading,  municipal finance, and corporate strategic advisoryt teams, and learn how we enable growth for our clients. Could your firm be next to join our list?
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October 2024
$5.2 billion

4.500% 4yr / 4.650% 6yr
4.800% 8yr
4.950% 11yr
5.350% 30yr

Co-Manager
October 2024
$298,645,000
Housing Mortgage Finance program Bonds Federally Taxable Social Bonds

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

Co-Senior Manager
October 2024
$275,000,000
Residential Mortgage Revenue Social Bonds (Mortgaged-Backed Securities Program)

Ohio Housing Finance Authority

Co-Manager
October 2024
$1,500,000,000
Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bonds

New York City Transitional Finance Authority

Co-Manager
October 2024
$479,460,000
Transportation Revenue Refunding Green Bonds

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Co-Senior Manager
October 2024
$1,567,075,000
General Obligation Revenue And Revenue Refunding bonds

City of Chicago Chicago O`here International Airport

Co-Manager
October 2024
$1,462,500,000
Transportation Program Bonds

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

Co-Manager
October 2024
$1,787,480,000
Transportation System Bonds

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

Co-Manager
October 2024
$289,515,000
Gasoline And Fuels Tax Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds

State of Louisiana

Co-Manager
October 2024
$936,705,000
General Obligation Bonds (Social Bonds)

State of Connecticut

Co-Manager
October 2024
$1,500,000,00
Taxable General Obligation Bonds (Social Bonds)

The City of New York

Joint- Lead
October 2024
$135,750,000
Wastewater Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Co-Manger
October 2024
$166,720,000
Ad Valorem Property Tax First Mortgage Refunding & Improvement Bonds

IPS Multi-School Building Corporation

Co-Manager
October 2024
$1,113,870,000
Northwell Health Obligated Group Revenue Bonds

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

Co-Manager
October 2024
$2.75 billion

FRN 3yr
4.447% 3NC2

Co-Manager
October 2024
$8 billion

FRN 4yr
4.505% 4NC3
4.603% 6NC5
4.946% 11NC10

Co-Manager
October 2024
$400 million

5.350% 3.5yr

Co-Manager
October 2024
$4.7 billion

FRN 3NC2 / 4.510% 3NC2
FRN 4NC3 /4.522% 4NC3
4.650% 6NC5

Co-Manager
September 2024
$2 billion

6.125% Perp NC10 Pfd

Co-Manager
September 2024
$800 million

4.950% 3yr
5.250% 5yr

Co-Manager
September 2024
$795,525,000
Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds

State Public Work Board of the State of California

Co-Manager
September 2024
$1,100,000,000
General Obligation Bonds

Los Angeles Unified School District

Co-Manager
September 2024
$1,061,380,00
Consolidated Bonds

The Port Authority of New York And Ner Jersey

Co-Manager
September 2024
$886,770,000
Water And Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds

New York City Municipal Water Finance

Co-Manager

Money Market Funds

Blaylock Van has partnered with State Street Global Advisors to launch Blaylock Van share classes of institutional Money Market Funds (MMFs).

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Blaylock Van, LLC is Wall Street’s longest continuously operated African American investment banking and financial services company, providing corporate debt and equity underwriting, sales and trading and municipal finance for over 30 years.
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Blaylock Van, LLC, 600 Lexington Ave, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022, (212) 715-6600

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350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 10th Floor Oakland, California 94612, (510) 208-6100

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