Bear Stearns

As of October 1, 2008, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. was acquired by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Bear Stearns is an investment bank, securities trading and brokerage firm. The company is involved in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, fixed income sales and trading, asset management, and institutional equities. It also provides trading and research, private client services, derivatives, foreign exchange, and futures sales and trading services. The company serves governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York City. It has offices in the United States, London, Beijing, Dublin, Herzliya, Hong Kong, Lugano, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.