Dan Ives Launches Yorkville Ives Merchant Bank After Wedbush Exit

Star Wall Street analyst Dan Ives has left Wedbush Securities to launch a new merchant bank, Yorkville Ives & Co., marking one of the most closely watched departures in financial research in recent memory. The move ends Ives's long run at Wedbush, where he built a massive following as one of the most vocal bulls on Apple, Tesla, and the broader technology sector.

Yorkville Ives & Co. is structured as a full-service merchant bank, combining four core disciplines under one roof: investment banking, equity research, institutional trading, and principal investing. That breadth sets the new firm apart from a traditional boutique research shop and signals Ives's ambition to build a platform that can both advise companies and take direct stakes in them.

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The launch arrives at a pivotal moment for independent financial research. As large banks consolidate resources and algorithmic trading squeezes traditional equity desks, niche firms built around high-profile analysts with loyal institutional followings have found a durable market. Ives's brand recognition — cultivated through years of bold, high-conviction technology calls — gives Yorkville Ives an immediate edge in attracting clients and deal flow that a typical startup firm would spend years trying to develop.

Details on founding partners, assets under management, or initial mandates were not disclosed at the time of the announcement. The firm's name pairs the storied "Yorkville" branding with Ives's own name, underscoring the personal-brand strategy at the heart of the venture. Industry observers will be watching closely to see which institutional clients follow Ives to the new platform and what technology companies seek out his research coverage.

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