Emile Erlanger & Co. was a French finance and investment company established by German-born, Parisian banker Baron Frédéric Émile d'Erlanger and was active during and after the period of Reconstruction following the American Civil War.
The company was known for its cotton bonds issued to support the Confederacy in 1863.
[2] After 1865 the bank had a specialty in channeling French capital into Southern railroads and land development, notably the railroads of the Queen and Crescent Route.
[citation needed] In 1958, the bank merged with Philip Hill Higginson under the chairmanship of Leo d'Erlanger.
The name of the bank was then changed to Philip Hill Higginson Erlanger Ltd.