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Merrill Lynch & Co., formally Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, was a publicly-traded American investment bank that existed independently from 1914 until January 2009 before being acquired by Bank of America and rolled into BofA Securities. The firm engaged in prime brokerage and broker-dealer activities and was headquartered ...
Stanley O'Neal. Earnest Stanley O'Neal (born October 7, 1951 [2]) is an American business executive who was formerly chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch having served in numerous senior management positions at the company prior to this appointment. O'Neal was criticized for his performance during his tenure as chief executive at ...
The company was founded on January 6, 1914, when Charles E. Merrill opened Charles E. Merrill & Co. for business at 7 Wall Street in New York City. [11] A few months later, Merrill's friend, Edmund C. Lynch, joined him, and in 1915 the name was officially changed to Merrill, Lynch & Co. [12] At that time, the firm's name included a comma between Merrill and Lynch, which was dropped in 1938. [13]
New York City, U.S. Occupation. Banker. Known for. Chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Company. Children. 2. David Herman Komansky (April 27, 1939 – September 27, 2021) was an American banker who was chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Company. [2][3][4]
Brian Thomas Moynihan (born October 9, 1959) [1] is an American lawyer, investment banker and businessman who is the chairman and CEO of Bank of America. He joined the board of directors, following his promotion to president and CEO in 2010. [2][3][4] He is a member of the Council on Competitiveness [5] and Partnership for Rhode Island, [6 ...
Kenneth D. Lewis (born April 9, 1947) is the former CEO, president, and chairman of Bank of America, currently the second largest bank in the United States [1] and twelfth largest by total assets in the world. [2] While CEO of Bank of America, Lewis was noted for purchasing the failing companies Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch ...
By early 1971, there was speculation that Merrill Lynch would sell shares to the public. Reynolds initial public offering (and shortly thereafter Dean Witter's IPO) was part of a rush of Wall Street firms to sell an interest in their privately held businesses to public investors, following Merrill Lynch's initial public offering. [13]
In 1941, Fenner & Beane merged with what was then known as Merrill Lynch, E.A. Pierce and Cassatt to become Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1957, Merrill discontinued the use of the name Beane, replacing it with Smith in recognition of Winthrop H. Smith , a longtime chief of the firm.