Type: Private
On the web: http://www.davidsoncompanies.com
Employees: 1,100
Employee growth: 2.5%

Employee-owned Davidson Companies offers investment banking, asset management, brokerage, and trust services through its operating subsidiaries. The company's flagship firm, D.A. Davidson & Co., was founded in 1935 and offers investment banking services such as mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital raising, institutional sales and trading, and fundamental research. The group provides brokerage, trust, wealth management, and financial planning services for private clients through Davidson Trust Co. and Davidson Investment Advisors. Altogether, Davidson has some $30 billion of assets under management. Davidson has more than 60 offices in some 15 states, though it is mainly active in the Northwest.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2010:
Sales: $249.0M
One year growth: 18.0%

Officers:
Chairman: Ian B. Davidson
President, CEO and Director: William A. (Bill) Johnstone
SVP and COO: Timothy G. Austin

Competitors:
Edward Jones
McAdams Wright
Piper Jaffray