Investment banks Harris Williams and Sixpoint Partners to merge

• Eric Zoller, founder and partner of Sixpoint, will join the Harris Williams leadership team as head of private capital advisory
• The merger is expected to be completed this summer
• Harris Williams is a subsidiary of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc

Harris Williams, an investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, will be merging with Sixpoint Partners, a global investment bank focused on private capital advisory. The combined entity will provide clients with expanded advisory services including M&A, capital solutions and primary fund placement.

Harris Williams will continue to be led by co-CEOs Bob Baltimore and John Neuner. Eric Zoller, founder and partner of Sixpoint, will join the Harris Williams leadership team as head of private capital advisory.

“Sixpoint has built a terrific business, providing the private equity community with service offerings that are complementary to and synergistic with our own,” said Neuner, in a statement. “For over 30 years, our private equity partners have trusted us to help them build their business through our M&A advice. The collective expertise of Harris Williams and Sixpoint will enable us to support our clients throughout the life cycle of their firms—from fundraising to generating returns.”

The merger is expected to be completed this summer.

Harris Williams is a subsidiary of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Sixpoint Partners is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and London.