BMO Capital Markets is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Bank of Montreal, aka BMO Financial Group. It serves corporate, institutional, and government clients in North America, providing equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project finance, M&A advisory, and equity and debt research. The company has more than 25 offices worldwide; about half are in North America. BMO Capital Markets was formed in 2006 when BMO Financial combined its US, Canadian, and international wholesale banking operations.