ThinkEquity was an investment banking firm that provided research, equity financing, mergers and acquisitions advisory, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services to institutional investors, corporate and private clients, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors. The firm got out of business on November 6, 2012. ThinkEquity focused on companies in health care, technology, education, media, business services, and software sectors. ThinkEquity, formerly known as ThinkEquity Partners, was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California.