Rothschild & Co provides strategic, M&A, wealth management and fundraising advice and services to governments, companies and individuals worldwide. Founded more than 200 years ago, it is a global financial advisory group that is family controlled and independent. It has advisory businesses worldwide, including offices in China, Brazil, India, the US, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The group includes four main arms - Global Financial Advisory, Wealth Management & Trust, Merchant Banking and Institutional Asset Management - and specialist financial businesses.