Financial advisory services and consulting services; financial services in the field of advising private investment funds; financial services in the field of advising alternative investment funds; financial services in the field of advising alternative investment funds including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, credit funds, venture capital funds, direct alternative and private equity placements, secondary investments and mergers and acquisitions of private equity investments, and listed alternatives; financial services in the field of advising with respect to investments in general partnership interests, partnership interests, and recapitalizations; financial services in the field of conducting fundraising services for securities issuers; financial services in the field of conducting fundraising services for private investment funds; financial services in the field of conducting fundraising services for alternative investment funds; financial services in the field of conducting fundraising services for alternative investment funds including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, credit funds, and venture capital funds; financial services in the field of underwriting the distribution of securities for securities issuers; financial services in the field of underwriting the distribution of securities for private investment funds; financial services in the field of underwriting the distribution of securities for alternative investment funds; financial services in the field of underwriting the distribution of securities for alternative investment funds including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, credit funds, and venture capital funds; financial services in the field of conducting private placements for securities issuers; financial services in the field of conducting private placements for private investment funds; financial services in the field of conducting private placements for alternative investment funds; financial services in the field of conducting private placements for alternative investment funds including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, credit funds, and venture capital funds