Overview
C.L. King & Associates is a 100% woman-owned full-service investment bank and broker-dealer founded in 1972. We provide capital market underwriting, investment banking, debt and equity securities sales and trading, and investor services to corporations and institutions.
With our broad, deep and differentiated securities distribution, we add value to offerings where we act as a syndicate underwriter. For companies determined to add diversity to underwriting groups, we are an effective and meaningful WBE partner.
History
In 1972, Candace King Weir founded C.L. King & Associates in Albany, New York, as an equity research boutique committed to providing value-oriented research and analysis of investment opportunities to institutional investors. The firm has grown and prospered over time and today is a capital markets focused financial services firm and broker-dealer in the New York City area and Albany. Ms. Weir founded Paradigm Capital Management in 1994 as an institutional asset manager.
Client Focused
CL King’s primary focus is our clients and we strive to build and sustain strong, trustworthy relationships. We function as a unified entity, dedicated to utilizing our complete range of expertise, resources and capabilities to fulfill their needs.
Our goal is to create a work environment that is both respectful and supportive, allowing us to attract and retain a workforce that reflects our customers and our community.
Our goals:
Workplace Inclusion: We aim to cultivate a work culture that promotes collaboration, adaptability and fairness, enabling all employees to reach their full potential and enhance retention within the company.
Sustainability and Accountability: Eliminate systemic barriers to inclusion by integrating inclusion into our policies and procedures and providing our leaders with the tools and accountability necessary to effectively manage and measure the results.
Social Impact: Our goal is to represent underserved accounts that are typically neglected by larger firms and to create opportunities for them in the capital markets.
Women’s Forum: Our internal special interest group Women’s Forum works to increase our impact in the community and beyond.