Morgan Stanley is one of the world's largest diversified financial services companies, with a reputation for excellence in advice and execution on a global scale. The firm maintains leading market positions in its three primary businesses - securities, investment management and credit services. All told, there are currently over 59,000 employees located in over 600 offices in 30 countries around the world.

Morgan Stanley opened its European headquarters in London in 1977 where it now has over 5,000 staff. More than 3,000 further people are located in the Firm's other European offices in Amsterdam, Athens, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Stockholm and Zurich.

In Europe, Morgan Stanley offers a full range of client services covering mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, fixed income and equity financing, as well as secondary trading, research, foreign exchange, commodities, securities lending, asset management and prime brokerage.