Star Tech Analyst Dan Ives Leaves Wedbush to Launch New Firm
Prolific Wall Street tech analyst Dan Ives is departing Wedbush Securities to build what he calls a 'modern merchant bank.'
If you follow tech stocks at all, you've probably seen Dan Ives quoted just about everywhere — from CNBC to Bloomberg, the Wedbush analyst has been one of Wall Street's loudest and most recognizable voices on companies like Apple, Tesla, and the broader tech sector. Now he's closing that chapter and heading out on his own.
Ives confirmed he's leaving Wedbush Securities to launch a new venture, which he described as a "modern merchant bank." That's a pretty loaded term, so let's unpack it: a merchant bank typically combines investment advisory, capital raising, and sometimes direct investing — think less "your neighborhood bank" and more "a boutique firm that gets deep into deals." Ives seems to be betting that his brand and network are powerful enough to anchor something like that from scratch.
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This is a pretty big deal in financial media circles. Ives built a massive public profile over the years by making bold, often bullish calls on major tech names, and he wasn't shy about getting in front of a camera to defend them. That kind of visibility is rare among sell-side analysts, and it's clearly something he's looking to leverage in whatever comes next.
Details on the new venture are still thin — we don't know who's backing it, what deals it might pursue, or exactly when it launches. But the move signals that high-profile analysts increasingly see their personal brand as something worth monetizing beyond a traditional research role at a brokerage. Whether the "modern merchant bank" concept takes off will be worth watching closely.
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