partners . centerview partners type private ownership industry financial services founded 2006 ; 10 years ago 2006 headquarters 31 west 52nd street new york new york united states products investment banking mergers and acquisitions private equity total assets 485 million website www.centerviewpartners.com centerview partners is an american independent investment banking and private equity investment firm . centerview operates primarily as an investment banking advisory firm . the firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory takeover defense capital allocation and divestitures services . the firm also operates as a financial sponsor in certain private equity transactions . in 2007 the firm raised its first investment fund with 485 million of commitments from institutional investors . founded in 2006 by a group of senior investment bankers the firm is headquartered in new york city with offices in london los angeles and san francisco . history edit centerview was founded in july 2006 by blair effron former vice chair of ubs ag along with stephen crawford former co president at morgan stanley as well as robert pruzan former ceo of dresdner kleinwort wasserstein north america and president of wasserstein perella and adam chinn former partner at wachtell lipton . james m. kilts former ceo of gillette heads the firm s private equity fund . 1 in 2010 robert e. rubin former u.s. secretary of the treasury joined the firm as counselor . 2 at ubs effron was group vice chairman of ubs ag and a member of the board of ubs investment bank where he also sat on several management committees . effron s major coup came in 2005 when he advised gillette on its 57 billion sale to procter & gamble which was the largest m & a transaction of 2005 . in 2006 effron announced he was leaving ubs to form a new boutique investment banking firm . since its founding the firm has advised on more than 1.5 trillion in transactions . citation needed in 2009 and 2010 the firm was rated no. 1 investment bank to work for by vault . citation needed in 2016 the firm was rated no. 3 investment bank to work for by vault . 3 references edit three senior wall street professionals announce formation of centerview partners . dealbook . rubin to join centerview a young firm . the new york times . retrieved 26 february 2012 . http www.vault.com company rankings banking vault banking 50 murdoch chose advisers versed in family firms . wall street journal may 3 2007 centerview a hot boutique in tough times . new york times february 29 2008 merrill health care bankers join centerview . new york times april 15 2009 centerview takes center stage on wall street . new york times september 30 2008 revolving door centerview alvarez & marsal . new york times december 18 2006 boutique bank that s riding out the storm . new york times february 29 2008 external links edit centerview partners . company website v t e investment banks bank divisions of universal banks bulge bracket bank of america 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