Guggenheim Partners, LLC is a privately held, global financial services firm that engages in investment banking, capital markets services, investment management, and investment advisory. The firm is headquartered in New York City and Chicago with over 2,200 professionals located in 20 cities throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. It has more than $180 billion of assets under its supervision. The firm's executive chairman is Alan D. Schwartz. The founder was Peter Lawson-Johnston II, great-grandson of Solomon R. Guggenheim.