For the 2026 Corporate Access ranking, buy-side voters were able to rank up to five firms in each of the seven categories. We received responses from 1,047 buy-side individuals at 564 firms.
In addition, corporate voters from the Executive Team survey ranked their top five buy-side and sell-side firms across multiple performance attributes. We received responses from 387 voters. Attribute results were aggregated to create separate Leaders Tables from the buy-side and corporate points of view.
This is the third year for the Conferences ranking. Both buy-side and corporate voters named their top 5 conferences over the past year to produce a top 10 list for each table.
October 29, 2026
Fueled by AI and macroeconomic uncertainty, the appetite for U.S. corporate access, the business of connecting investors to corporate executives by the sell-side, rose at an unabated pace that surprised even the region’s top providers this year.
Demand for in-person corporate access, whether through conferences, non-deal roadshows, or field trips, has remained exceptionally strong and continues to increase, confirmed Olivia Lee, head of corporate access at Jefferies.
An “Earthquake” of a Year Made Corporate Access Demand Intense. These Firms Delivered. October 29, 2026
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