"Manufacturers Hanover Corporation Manufacturers Hanover Corporation was the bank holding company formed as parent of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, a large New York bank formed by a merger in 1961. After 1969, Manufacturers Hanover Trust became a subsidiary of Manufacturers Hanover Corporation. Charles J. Stewart was the company's first president and chairman. The corporation acquired the former Union Carbide Corporation headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, and though it merged into Chemical Banking Corporation for $1.9 billion in 1991, the successor corporations down to today's J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. have continued to locate their headquarters in that building. Manufacturers Hanover"
"J. P. Morgan Jr. John Pierpont ""Jack"" Morgan Jr. (September 7, 1867 – March 13, 1943) was an American banker, finance executive, and philanthropist. Morgan Jr. inherited the family fortune and took over the business interests including J.P. Morgan & Co. after his father J. P. Morgan died in 1913. A graduate of St. Paul's School and Harvard, he was trained as a finance executive in the business world, having worked for both his father and grandfather, that would serve him well as a banking financier and lending leader, and was a director of several companies. He supported the New"
"J. P. Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the United States of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1892 Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. He also played important roles in the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, International Harvester and AT&T. At the height of Morgan's career during the early twentieth century, he and his partners had financial investments in many large corporations and"
"name, PJ SOLOMON. Peter Solomon is a former Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers where he was co-chairman of investment banking. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Solomon served as Deputy Mayor of Economic Policy and Development in New York City under Mayor Edward Koch, and in 1980, he served as Counselor to the United States Treasury in the Carter Administration. PJ SOLOMON PJ SOLOMON, often known as Solomon, is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York, NY. Solomon advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, private placements, and corporate strategy. The firm also"
"JP Morgan Chase & Co. Currently the Executive General Manager of QBE's GSSC. He graduated from the American University in Washington, D.C. where he earned a BS in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. He was a full-time research scholar at the Fordham University Business School in New York City where he earned an MBA with a major in Finance. He also taught accounting to first year MBA Students. From 2007 - 2008, he was Chairman of the Virlanie Foundation, a joint European and Philippine foundation that addresses the plight of street children in the country. Joey is also"
"Dennis Weatherstone Sir Dennis Weatherstone KBE (29 November 1930 – 13 June 2008) was the former CEO and Chairman of J. P. Morgan & Co.. He attended the Northwest Polytechnic. In 1946, at age 16, he was hired as a bookkeeper and was quickly promoted to the foreign exchange trading desk at the Guarantee Trust Company, a predecessor firm in London. Weatherstone rose through the ranks, becoming the Chairman in 1980 and the CEO in 1990. He retired from J. P. Morgan in 1994 and was succeeded by Douglas Warner III ""Sandy"". Sir Dennis became a Vice Chairman and director"
"J.P. Morgan in the United Kingdom J.P. Morgan is an American multinational banking corporation with a large presence in the United Kingdom. There are offices in London (which serves as the headquarters), Bournemouth, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Bournemouth office is the largest private sector employer in Dorset and in Glasgow, J.P. Morgan is one of the largest technology employers in Scotland. J.P. Morgan's founder is J. Pierpont Morgan. His father, Junius, was in the merchant banking business in London from 1854 until his death in 1890. In 1873, the Scottish American Investment Trust, a predecessor firm (Robert Fleming & Co."
"Junius Spencer Morgan III Junius Spencer Morgan III (March 15, 1892 – October 19, 1960), was an American banker and a director of the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Junius Spencer Morgan III was born on March 15, 1892, to Jane Norton Grew and Jack Morgan (1867–1943), who was a banker and the son of J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), the renowned financier. Through his mother, he was a first cousin to Henry Grew Crosby (1898–1929). He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1914. In 1914, after graduating from Harvard, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co., working there until 1917. On"
"Junius Spencer Morgan Junius Spencer Morgan I (April 14, 1813 – April 8, 1890) was an American banker and financier as well as the father of J. P. Morgan. He founded J. S. Morgan & Co. along with George Peabody. Morgan was born on April 14, 1813 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Morgan name is traced to Carmarthen, Wales, and the first known Morgan family ancestral is Hyfaidd ap Bleddri, third son of Bledri of Wales. Miles Morgan, ancestor to the Morgan family in America, emigrated from Bristol, England to Boston in 1636. His sister, Lucy Morgan (d. 1890) was married"
"universal bank and a custodian bank. The J.P. Morgan brand, historically known as Morgan, is used by the investment banking, asset management, private banking, private wealth management, and treasury & securities services divisions. Fiduciary activity within private banking and private wealth management is done under the aegis of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.—the actual trustee. The Chase brand is used for credit card services in the United States and Canada, the bank's retail banking activities in the United States, and commercial banking. Both the retail and commercial bank and the bank's corporate headquarters are located at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown"
"environmental research. He has been a lecturer at the U.S. Naval Academy and has conducted research at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Paul Dabbar Paul M. Dabbar is an American investment banker and government official who currently serves as Under Secretary of Energy for Science. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the managing director for mergers & acquisitions at J.P. Morgan & Co.. He serves on the United States Department of Energy's Environmental Management Advisory Board. Dabbar is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Columbia Business School. He served as a nuclear submarine officer"
"with its credit intact. Following this crisis, Peabody began to retire from active business, and in 1864, retired fully (taking with him much of his capital, amounting to over $10,000,000, or £2,000,000). Peabody, Morgan & Co. then took the name J.S. Morgan & Co.. The former UK merchant bank Morgan Grenfell (now part of Deutsche Bank), international universal bank JPMorgan Chase and investment bank Morgan Stanley can all trace their roots to Peabody's bank. Though thrifty, even miserly with his employees and relatives, Peabody gave generously to public causes. He became the acknowledged father of modern philanthropy, having established the"
"of 1907. With the formation of Drexel, Morgan & Co., Drexel Harjes became the French affiliate of an international banking firm with offices in London, Philadelphia, New York City and Paris that would subsequently become J.P. Morgan & Co. Two years after Drexel's death in 1893, Drexel, Morgan & Co. was renamed J.P. Morgan & Co.., one of the original predecessors of what is today JPMorgan Chase. In 1901, the bank financed the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, the world's first billion-dollar corporation, which took over the business of Andrew Carnegie and other companies. Drexel married Ellen B."
"James J. Morgan James J. Morgan (born 1942) is a former American executive who served as CEO of Atari from 1983 to 1984 and CEO of Philip Morris USA from 1994 to 1997. James Morgan first joined Philip Morris in 1963. He served as Brand Manager for Marlboro from 1972 to 1973 and later was Assistant Director of Tobacco Brand Management, during which time he earned a reputation as one of the top marketing minds of the '70s by helping to develop and market the image of the Marlboro Man. He was a member of the Tobacco Institute Communications Committee"
"Government at Tufts University in Boston, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1979. Puth's career spans more than three decades in financial markets, including 19 years at J.P. Morgan where he served in a variety of senior global leadership roles with oversight of the bank's FX, interest rate derivatives, commodities and emerging markets businesses. Puth spent more than 19 years at J.P. Morgan from 1988 to 2007. He held several senior roles at the bank including Global Head of Currencies and Commodities until November 15, 2006. He also served as a Managing Director and was a member of"
"III, then CEO of J.P. Morgan & Co., were the principal architects of the US$30.9 billion acquisition by Chase of J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000, to form JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Harrison has been a director of the Firm or a predecessor institution since 1991. Harrison is also a director of Merck & Co., Inc. Jamie Dimon, former Bank One CEO, replaced Harrison as chairman on January 1, 2007, following Harrison's decision to step down from his chairman position of JPMorgan on December 31, 2006. Director since 1991 of JPMorgan Chase or a predecessor institution: William B. Harrison Jr."
"Chemical was the nominal survivor, it took the better-known Chase name. To this day, JPMorgan Chase retains Chemical's pre-1996 stock price history, as well as Chemical's former headquarters at 270 Park Avenue. The heritage of the House of Morgan traces its roots to the partnership of Drexel, Morgan & Co., which in 1895 was renamed J.P. Morgan & Co. (see also: J. Pierpont Morgan). Arguably the most influential financial institution of its era, J.P. Morgan & Co. financed the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, which took over the business of Andrew Carnegie and others and was the world's"
"James P. Gorman James P. Gorman (born 14 July 1958) is an Australian-American financier who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley. He was formerly Co-President and Co-Head of Strategic Planning at the firm. James P. Gorman was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was educated at Xavier College, and earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne, where he was a residential member and president of Newman College. In 1982 he joined law firm Phillips Fox and Masel (now DLA Piper) before heading to the United States to obtain a Master"
"2009, J.P. Morgan Asset Management completed its purchase of substantially all remaining shares of the firm—a transaction that was reputedly worth more than $1.3 billion. A handful of hedge fund founders have successfully transitioned ownership of their business to employees, while others have opted to sell the management company or part of it to a larger financial institution. This strategy has produced mixed results. JP Morgan’s acquisition of Highbridge Capital Management, with co-founder Glenn Dubin remaining at the helm as CEO, is generally seen an example of a model succession. Following the Highbridge/J.P. Morgan partnership, Highbridge announced in October 2010"
"Services Forum, the Boards of the Partnership for New York City, and the Institute of International Finance. He formerly co-chaired the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and served on the board and as Chairman (2006) of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in Washington, D.C. Gorman is a dual citizen of Australia and the United States. He lives in Manhattan and has two adult children. Gorman earned $27 million in 2017. James P. Gorman James P. Gorman (born 14 July 1958) is an Australian-American financier who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley."
"false information and insider trading, and fined 1.5 million euros. In March 2017, Lawrence Obracanik, a former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee, pleaded guilty to criminal charges that he stole more than $5 million from his employer to pay personal debts. In June 2017, Matt Zames, the now former COO of the bank decided to leave the firm. In December 2017, JP Morgan was sued by the Nigerian government for $875 million, which Nigeria alleges was transferred by JP Morgan to a corrupt former minister. Nigeria accused JP Morgan of being ""grossly negligient"". JPMorgan Chase was the biggest bank at"
"was given as resulting from error, and elsewhere as caused by the efforts of ""ring-fencing"". A senior executive of the bank resigned in April 2012 having been found to have committed a civil crime amounting to market abuse, as defined by the FSA. The chief officer and others having made errors during May 2012, causing losses to the bank amounting to £1.2 billion, were expected to resign. At the time of the report JP Morgan was stated as considering the closure of the London ""investment unit"". J.P. Morgan in the United Kingdom J.P. Morgan is an American multinational banking corporation"
"J.S. Morgan & Co. J.S. Morgan & Co. was a merchant banking firm based in London and New York City founded by Junius S. Morgan, father of J. Pierpont Morgan. The business had originally been started by the American merchant George Peabody conducting business on his own account when he took up residence in London in 1838. The business was formally incorporated as George Peabody & Co. in 1851 and on Peabody's retirement in 1864 control was assumed by Morgan who had joined the firm as a partner in 1854. As a consequence the firm was re-styled J. S. Morgan"
"the creation of a U.S. central bank. All three men died during the sinking. Conspiracy theorists suggest that J.P. Morgan, the legendary 74-year-old financier who set up the investment banking firm that still bears his name, arranged to have the men board the ship and then sink it to eliminate them. Morgan, nicknamed the “Napoleon of Wall Street”, had helped create General Electric, U.S. Steel, and International Harvester, and was credited with almost single-handedly saving the U.S. banking system during the Panic of 1907. Morgan did have a hand in the creation of the Federal Reserve, and owned the International"
"Spencer (J.S.) Morgan, Joseph III's son, played a prominent role in the banking industry. From a young age, he showed interest in entering the business field like his father. In 1829, at the age of 15, he worked as an apprentice with a merchant, Alfred Welles in Boston. Following that, he worked at a number of firms including: In 1864, Junius Morgan changed the name of George Peabody and Company to J.S. Morgan and Company. Under his leadership, it became one of the most prominent banking firms in both America and Europe. At the age of 64, J.S. Morgan retired."
"of Westfield Corporation, Edelman Financial, Vassar College, and Grosvenor Capital Management. He was formerly a Director of LPL, AlixPartners and Arch Capital. Jeffrey A. Goldstein Jeffrey A. Goldstein (born 1955) is a United States banker who was Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance from March 27, 2010 to 2011. Jeffrey A. Goldstein, was born on December 2, 1955. He was educated at Vassar College and the London School of Economics, receiving a B.A. in Economics from Vassar in 1977. He then attended graduate school at Yale University, earning an M.A., M.Phil., and a Ph.D. in Economics. In 1982,"
"His remains were interred in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in his birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut. His son, John Pierpont ""Jack"" Morgan Jr., inherited the banking business. He bequeathed his mansion and large book collections to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. His estate was worth $68.3 million ($1.39 billion in today's dollars based on CPI, or $25.2 billion based on share of GDP), of which about $30 million represented his share in the New York and Philadelphia banks. The value of his art collection was estimated at $50 million. His son, J. P. Morgan Jr., took over the"
"by Jon M. Huntsman, the famed Utah industrialist and philanthropist, and Robert C. Gay, the long-time Managing Director of Bain Capital and former chief of staff of Howard Hughes. H&G focuses on middle market leveraged buyouts, growth capital investments, restructurings and strategic investment in mid-cap public companies. The Fund has in excess of $1 billion in limited partner commitments. Frank Morse (California attorney) Franklin ""Frank"" P. Morse is a California businessman and attorney. His clientele previously included aviator and industrialist Howard Hughes, Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi and American businessman and intelligence agent Larry J. Kolb. Morse graduated Phi Beta Kappa"
"PJ SOLOMON PJ SOLOMON, often known as Solomon, is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York, NY. Solomon advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, private placements, and corporate strategy. The firm also provides counsel to corporate boards, renders fairness opinions and has built a successful practice defending companies in proxy and take-over contests. Solomon's practices cover a broad range of industry verticals including retail, e-commerce and distribution; food retail and restaurants; energy; technology, media and telecommunications; infrastructure and power. Landmark transactions have included advising Harrah's in its $28.7 billion sale to"
"in 1895 and became J.P. Morgan and Company, eventually becoming one of the most powerful banking companies in the world and helping to transform the United States from an economic novice into the strongest industrial power in the world at that time. It financed the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, which took over the business of Andrew Carnegie and others and was the world's first billion-dollar corporation. In 1895, it supplied the United States government with $62 million in gold to float a bond issue and restore the treasury surplus of $100 million. In 1892, the company began"
"J.P. Morgan & Co. is widely credited with creating the modern credit default swap in 1994. In that instance, J.P. Morgan had extended a $4.8 billion credit line to Exxon, which faced the threat of $5 billion in punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spill. A team of J.P. Morgan bankers led by Blythe Masters then sold the credit risk from the credit line to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in order to cut the reserves that J.P. Morgan was required to hold against Exxon's default, thus improving its own balance sheet. In 1997, JPMorgan developed a"
"Paul Dabbar Paul M. Dabbar is an American investment banker and government official who currently serves as Under Secretary of Energy for Science. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the managing director for mergers & acquisitions at J.P. Morgan & Co.. He serves on the United States Department of Energy's Environmental Management Advisory Board. Dabbar is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Columbia Business School. He served as a nuclear submarine officer aboard the USS Pintado (SSN-672) out of Mare Island, California, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, including deployment to the North Pole, where he conducted"
"wasn’t just bad management that brought down the Morgan Stanley chief. It was also the fact that no one could stand him."" Philip J. Purcell Philip J. Purcell (born 1943) is an American businessman. Purcell is a former Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, where he worked in the late 1990s and 2000s. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Dean Witter, Discover and managed the firm under its ownership by Sears, Roebuck & Co. He subsequently became head of Continental Investors, a private equity firm that invests in Internet-enabled financial services and consumer companies. Phil Purcell was born"