Wall Street Is Tapping Firms Led by Women, Minorities for Billion-Dollar Bond Deals

Companies push big banks to partner with more diverse firms.

Cynthia DiBartolo, founder and chief executive officer of disabled- and women-owned Tigress Financial Partners.

Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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Top billing on the $1 billion bond deal went to a big name in banking: Wells Fargo & Co.

The other players were less familiar but chosen for a specific reason: they’re led by executives from groups underrepresented on Wall Street.