Investec is an international banking group and asset manager focused on providing a range of financial products and services to a variety of clients. The Group's investment banking division provides M&A advisory, corporate finance, research, sales and risk trading, and equity sales services to companies in the business services, electrical equipment, healthcare services, information services, infrastructure, life science, media, medical products, utilities, software, and transportation sectors. Investec was established in 1974 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.