Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman Group LLC is one of the world's leading independent, employee-owned investment management firms, managing approximately $475 billion in assets across equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternatives strategies for institutional and high-net-worth clients globally. Founded in 1939 by Roy Neuberger and Robert Berman in New York, the firm became fully employee-owned in 2009 following its emergence from Lehman Brothers Holdings, and its independent ownership structure — in which over 500 employee-owners hold the firm's equity — creates powerful alignment between investment professionals and clients that has sustained Neuberger Berman's investment excellence and client service culture through more than 85 years of continuous operation. According to its website at nb.com, the firm's purpose is to be the most trusted, client-focused investment manager in the world.
Neuberger Berman's investment capabilities, described at nb.com, encompass fundamental equity investing across large, mid, and small-cap U.S. and international equity; quantitative equity strategies; fixed income spanning investment-grade, high yield, multi-sector, and municipal bonds; multi-asset strategies; and a growing alternatives platform covering private equity, private credit, hedge fund solutions, real estate, infrastructure, and commodities. The firm's alternatives platform has become one of its fastest-growing and most strategically important businesses, with Neuberger Berman managing tens of billions in alternative assets for institutional investors seeking to build diversified private markets programs. Neuberger Berman's alternatives capabilities span primary fund investments, secondary transactions, co-investments, and direct investing across private equity, private credit, and real assets.
Neuberger Berman's employee-ownership model — the defining characteristic that distinguishes it from publicly traded or banking group-owned asset management competitors — reinforces a culture of long-term thinking, genuine client partnership, and investment team stability that supports consistent long-term investment performance. According to nb.com, the firm's 500-plus employee-owners have a direct financial stake in the quality of investment outcomes and client relationships that generates the revenue and earnings upon which the firm's value depends, creating incentives for investment excellence and client service that are more immediate and personal than those created by stock option programs at publicly traded firms. Neuberger Berman's combination of 85-year operating history, employee-ownership independence, comprehensive investment platform, and reputation for long-term client partnership establishes it as one of the most trusted and distinguished investment management firms in the world.