Credit Suisse is one of Switzerland's top financial services firms, though a distant second to behemoth rival UBS. The group provides investment management, private banking, and asset management services to clients worldwide. Its investment banking offerings include debt and equity underwriting, M&A advisory, and other securities services. The group also provides wealth management services and asset management services to individual, institutional, and government clients. With more than 200 retail branches in Switzerland, it operates in more than 50 countries (including the US and UK).