Best Investment Banks Companies in China
The 306 best Investment Banks companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CICC.
China's Investment Banks sector has 306 firms tracked in our directory, with $1.2B in total disclosed funding and one unicorn making the cut. Cicc leads the pack at $800M, Amtd follows at $385M, and the rest fall off sharply from there. That spread tells you something real about how capital concentrates here. The global market sits at roughly $35.4B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $57.8B by 2035, a 4.55% CAGR according to Market Research Future, driven by AI adoption, security demands and the push toward personalized financial services. Regulatory scrutiny has shaped this space for years, and the JPMorgan China probe remains a reference point for how compliance risk can ripple across the entire sector fast.
Coverage momentum is building. Hot themes right now are stock performance, stock indices and deal flow, and app-layer data backs that up: median install growth across banking apps is running at roughly +23% YoY across 1,066 tracked apps. I'd watch that number closely, because it signals that retail engagement with investment products isn't slowing. And the founding of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank by India and China cemented a longer institutional trend that's still playing out. Most active investors in this space include Genertec Investment Management, Ariane Capital and BHR, names worth knowing if you're mapping where conviction capital is actually flowing.
- The Harris Poll
Ranked: Best Investment Banks companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CICC 🦄 Diversified asset management and corporate advisory firm | $800M | 87 mo ago | Public | Ting Tian Managing Director | 1995 | JavaLayuijQuery+2 | 4 signals ▲100% M&A · IPO · Earnings | 1 award |
| 2 | AMTD Private equity, investment banking & asset management firm | $385M | 63 mo ago | Public | Feridun Hamdullahpur Chairman & Independent Director | 2003 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 3 | Singularity Corporate finance advisory firm | $15M | 102 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jiang Haizhou Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 4 | SC Lowy Corporate advisory firm | $15M | 102 mo ago | Series B | Michel Lowy Co-Founder & CEO | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 4 signals Fundraising · Incorporation · Lawsuit | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Haitou Global Boutique investment bank & asset management firm | $11M | 88 mo ago | Series A | Chris Baez-Escobar President | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | ATIF Holdings M&A advisory firm | $2M | 26 mo ago | Public | Jun Liu CEO & President & Chairman | 2015 | — | 3 signals ▲50% M&A · Announcements | — |
| 7 | ARC Group Venture capital and M&A advisory firm focused on multiple sectors | $211K | 56 mo ago | Funding Raised | Crystal Zhang Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 8 | Oleet & Co Investment bank & advisory firm | $150K | 146 mo ago | Seed | Jason Adam Oleet Founder & Managing Director | 2008 | — | — | — |
Top 8 Investment Banks companies in China
#1
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2015$2.3Mraised▾
M&A advisory firm
- Apr 2024Post IPO$2.3M
#2
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2003 · 116 employees$385Mraised▾
Private equity, investment banking & asset management firm
- Mar 2021Post IPO—
- Sep 2020Post IPO$285M
- Dec 2019Post IPO$100M
#3
CICC 🦄Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1995 · 6914 employees$800Mraised▾
Diversified asset management and corporate advisory firm. It provides multiple services including mergers and acquisitions advisory, restructuring, equity and debt financing, and more. The industry sectors include Telecoms, Energy, Transportation, Manufacturing, Internet, and more.In 2021, the company recorded annual revenues of $3.61B and a net profit of $1.62B
- Mar 2019Post IPO$800M
#4
Series A · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014$11.1Mraised▾
Boutique investment bank & asset management firm
- Jan 2019Series A$355.1K
- Jun 2018Series A$9.1M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.6M
#5
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2009 · 62 employees$15Mraised▾
Corporate advisory firm
- Dec 2017Series B$15M
#6
Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015$15.1Mraised▾
StreetCapital is a corporate finance advisory firm based in Beijing. Services include debt and equity private placements and financing solutions.
- Nov 2017Series B$15.1M
#7
Funding Raised · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015$210.8Kraised▾
Venture capital and M&A advisory firm focused on multiple sectors
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$210.8K
#8
Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2008$150Kraised▾
Investment bank & advisory firm
- Apr 2014Seed$150K
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