For the past decade, Quarterdeck Investment Partners has dedicated itself to providing knowledge-driven investment banking services to clients exclusively within the related aerospace, defense, information technology, government services and space marketplaces.
With Quarterdeck, clients are afforded a team that uniquely combines Wall Street financial expertise with extensive industry experience. The level of attention senior management directs to every transaction and the breadth of the trusted industry relationships these individuals possess provides unprecedented value to clients. Through offices in London, Los Angeles and Washington, DC, the firm has the international reach, yet personal attention, required to maximize clients' interest in their increasingly global markets.
Quarterdeck's approach is distinguished from other investment banking services by its singular industry focus, global experience, technical grasp and creativity in structuring transactions. Rather than being a 'me too' generalist firm, Quarterdeck has chosen to be the highest quality firm in a specialized market. The volume of business Quarterdeck receives through referrals as well as follow-on work for existing clients attests to the success of this strategy.
The fact that nearly all of the Fortune 500 companies in Quarterdeck's focus sector have chosen to work with the firm when seeking an investment banking relationship, is evidence of the esteem that Quarterdeck holds in its industry. Moreover, it is Quarterdeck's unique culture and structure that permits it to provide the same level of high quality, industry-focused investment banking services to entrepreneurial and middle-market than it does to these large global industry leaders.
In 2001, Quarterdeck entered into a broad strategic alliance with Jefferies Group, Inc., a NYSE-traded investment banking firm. This included a cross shareholding structure and the formation of the new entity Jefferies/Quarterdeck, LLC. This entity combines Quarterdeck's industry knowledge and expertise in mergers and acquisitions with the underwriting, trading and research capabilities of Jefferies in a seamless high quality manner for delivery to global aerospace, defense, information technology, government services and space companies.