2. Morgan Stanley
3. Merrill Lynch
4. Lehman Brothers
5. Bear Stearns Company.
The top five investment banks in the United States include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns.
1. Goldman Sachs
A leading international investment bank and securities company provides a wide range of investment, consulting and financial services to the world, with a large number of multi-industry customers, including private companies, financial enterprises, government agencies and individuals. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs Group is one of the oldest and largest investment banks in the world, headquartered in new york, with branches in Tokyo, London and Hongkong, and 4 1 offices in 23 countries. All its operations are based on a closely integrated global foundation, and excellent experts provide services to customers. At the same time, it has rich regional market knowledge and international operation ability.
2. Morgan Stanley
Is an international financial service company established in new york, USA, providing various financial services including securities, asset management, corporate mergers and acquisitions, credit cards, etc. At present, it has representative offices in more than 600 cities in 27 countries around the world, with more than 50,000 employees. Morgan Stanley was originally the investment department of JP Morgan. 1933, the United States experienced the Great Depression, and Congress passed the glass-steagall act, prohibiting companies from providing commercial and investment banking services at the same time. Morgan Stanley was established as an investment bank in new york on September 5, 1965, and JP Morgan became a pure commercial bank. 194 1, Morgan Stanley cooperated with NYSE and became a partner of NYSE. The company expanded rapidly in1970s, and the number of employees increased rapidly from more than 250 to more than 1700, and began to develop its business on a global scale. 1986 Morgan Stanley is listed on the new york Stock Exchange.
3. Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is one of the most famous securities retailers and investment banks in the world, headquartered in new york, USA. As one of the largest financial management consulting companies in the world, it has a place in the financial sector. The company occupies the entire 34th floor of the World Financial Center Building at No.4 Manhattan. Merrill Lynch, founded in 1885, is the largest global comprehensive investment bank in the world. Its capital is as high as $23.5 billion, ranking first in the securities industry among Fortune Global 500 companies.
4. Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers' strong financial strength supports its leading position in its business field and is one of the most powerful underwriters and traders of stocks and bonds in the world. At the same time, the company also serves as an important financial consultant for many multinational companies and governments around the world, and has many internationally recognized best analysts. The company is deeply proud of the long-term mutually beneficial relationships it has established with customers in the process of helping them succeed (some of which can be traced back to nearly a century ago). As Lehman Brothers' business capabilities are widely recognized, its customer base includes many world-renowned companies, such as Alcatel, AOL time warner Inc., Dell, Fuji, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics, Merck, Motorola, NEC, Pepsi, Philip Morris, Shell Oil, Sumitomo Bank and Wal-Mart.
5. Bear Stearns Company.
Bear Stearns Corp. (new york Stock Exchange code: BSC) was established in 1923 and headquartered in new york. It is the sixth largest investment bank on Wall Street in the United States, one of the top 500 companies in the world, and the leading financial service company in the world, providing services to governments, enterprises, institutions and individuals around the world. The company's business covers corporate financing and mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading of institutional stocks and fixed-income products, securities research, private customer service, derivatives, foreign exchange and futures sales and trading, asset management and custody services. Bear Stearns also provides financing, securities lending, settlement services and technical solutions for hedge funds, brokers and investment consultants. It has about 65,438+04,500 employees worldwide. At present, only Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are left in the top five investment banks in the United States.