Goldman Sachs is one of the premier financial companies in the world and is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals.

It was founded in 1869 by German Jewish immigrant Marcus Goldman. In 1882, Goldman's son-in-law Samuel Sachs joined the firm which prompted the name change to Goldman Sachs.

In the early 20th century, Goldman was a player in establishing the initial public offering market.

On September 22, 2008, the last two major investment banks in the United States, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, both confirmed that they would become traditional bank holding companies, bringing an end to the era of investment banking on Wall Street.

It is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

It provides Investment Banking , Trading and Principal Investments, Asset Management and Securities Services

Investment Banking

It provides a broad range of investment banking services to a diverse group of corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, governments and individuals.

Trading and Principal Investments

It provides facilitations to client transactions with a diverse group of corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, governments and individuals and take proprietary positions through market making in, trading of and investing in fixed income and equity products, currencies, commodities and derivatives on these products. In addition, it engages in market-making and specialist activities on equities and options exchanges, and it helps client transactions on major stock, options and futures exchanges worldwide.

Asset Management and Securities Services

It provides investment advisory and financial planning services and offer investment products across all major asset classes to a diverse group of institutions and individuals worldwide and provide prime brokerage services, financing services and securities lending services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds and foundations, and to high-net-worth individuals worldwide.

In fiscal 2008, Goldman Sachs reported revenues of $22.2 billion and net income of $2.32 billion. Revenues were down 52% from the previous year. The company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.12 billion. It employs 31,828 people.

Workers at the company are among the best paid in the nation due to annual bonuses and that makes the company the 9th best place to work, according to Fortune Magazine.

Current Ceo and Chairman is Lloyd Blankfein.

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