COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 523110

Investment Banking and Securities Dealing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

22companies1848–2000founding years22still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedLazard LLCFoundedLazard LLC
1848
FoundedGrupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V.FoundedGrupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V.
1899
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedSinger & Friedlander Group plc
1920
FoundedBank Hapoalim B.M.FoundedBank Hapoalim B.M.
1921
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedCazenove Group plcFoundedCazenove Group plc
1954
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedRyan Beck & Co., Inc.
1965
FoundedUnion Financière de France Banque SAFoundedUnion Financière de France Banque SA
1968
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedE*Trade Financial CorporationFoundedE*Trade Financial Corporation
1982
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedBear Stearns Companies, Inc.
1985
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedNordea ABFoundedNordea AB
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedE.On AG
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Lazard LLC →
Active · founded 1848 · France
Lazard LLC is one of the last of the world's leading private investment banking firms, and one of the world's top ten…
Lazard LLC →
Active · founded 1848 · France
Lazard LLC is one of the last of the world's leading private investment banking firms, and one of the world's top ten…
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1899 · Mexico
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1899 · Mexico
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.
Singer & Friedlander Group plc →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Singer & Friedlander Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's last remaining independent merchant banks, providing…
Singer & Friedlander Group plc →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Singer & Friedlander Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's last remaining independent merchant banks, providing…
Bank Hapoalim B.M. →
Active · founded 1921 · Israel
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Bank Hapoalim B.M. →
Active · founded 1921 · Israel
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Cazenove Group plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital…
Cazenove Group plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital…
Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
Ryan Beck & Co., Inc.
Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
Ryan Beck & Co., Inc.
Union Financière de France Banque SA →
Active · founded 1968 · France
Union Financière de France Banque SA (UFF Banque) is an asset manager with a difference.
Union Financière de France Banque SA →
Active · founded 1968 · France
Union Financière de France Banque SA (UFF Banque) is an asset manager with a difference.
E*Trade Financial Corporation →
Active · founded 1982
E*Trade Financial Corporation operates as a diversified financial services holding company.
E*Trade Financial Corporation →
Active · founded 1982
E*Trade Financial Corporation operates as a diversified financial services holding company.
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., the holding company that owns Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc., was created on October 29,…
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., the holding company that owns Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc., was created on October 29,…
Nordea AB →
Active · founded 1997 · Sweden
First off the starting block among pan-European banking mergers--a trend expected to boom in the early years of the…
Nordea AB →
Active · founded 1997 · Sweden
First off the starting block among pan-European banking mergers--a trend expected to boom in the early years of the…
E.On AG →
Active · founded 2000 · Germany
E.On AG is the largest listed power generation company in Europe.
E.On AG →
Active · founded 2000 · Germany
E.On AG is the largest listed power generation company in Europe.
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