Todd Rubsamen, founder of The Rubsamen Group of Alex. Brown, is dedicated to continuing Alex. Brown’s distinguished 222 year history of successfully advising American business owners.

Founded in Baltimore Maryland in 1800, Alex. Brown was the first investment bank established in the United States of America.

• As an innovator in American finance, Alex. Brown completed the first American IPO when it took the Baltimore Water Company public in 1808.
• 24 years after the Louisiana Purchase, Alex. Brown helped open American’s heartland to commerce when it sponsored the Baltimore/Ohio railroad in 1827.
• Alex. Brown was considered one of Americas’ foremost international banking enterprise throughout the 19th century.
• In the 1980’s/90’s Alex. Brown became a dominant investment bank for innovation in Silicon Valley.
• Known as one of Silicon Valley’s four horsemen, Alex. Brown provided banking services to Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, AOL, Starbucks and Amazon in their early years.
• Alex. Brown was purchased by Bankers Trust in 1997 and became part of international banking powerhouse Deutsche Bank from 1999 until 2016.
• In 2016 Alex. Brown partnered with Raymond James to focus on the USA once again.
• Raymond James, which Alex. Brown helped go public in 1983, provides the firm the strength and stability of a Fortune 500 company with a $19 billion market cap and 1.26 trillion in assets under management (as of the end of 2021).
• Raymond James’ award winning middle-market investment bank, rated M&A investment bank of the year in 2016 and consistent winner of M&A Advisor of the year awards since, lends the expertise necessary for The Rubsamen Group of Alex. Brown to help you and the business you have built.

Todd launched the Rubsamen Group of Alex. Brown to help select American business owners maximize financial potential for themselves and their family. Todd works with Raymond James’ investment bankers, to provide Merger and Acquisition, Recapitalization, Restructuring, Private Capital, Credit Finance, Activism and Contested Situation advice. Beyond these banking services, Todd also provides exit, succession, tax, trust and estate planning to help realize the greatest benefit for you and your family.

Todd is a Wall Street veteran who has worked at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and is currently a Vice President at Alex. Brown. Graduating Magna Cum Laude with degrees in International Business, from the George Washington University, and Finance, from Columbia Business School, Todd has advised entrepreneurs and business executives in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia for more than 20 years.

If you are a business owner in need investment banking and transaction planning advice, please contact me at Todd.Rubsamen@Alexbrown.com. I would be happy to provide a complementary consultation so together we can determine if The Rubsamen Group of Alex. Brown is the right advisor for you and your company.