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About the Company
GS was one of the first investment banks to recruit MBAs. It recruited Harvard Business School MBAs in 1922. The firm also took the lead in banking reforms and corporate governance issues in the 1930s. By the 1950s, GS had become a leader in the equities markets through its innovations in block trading5 and risk arbitrage6.
By the late 1980s, GS was ranked among the top ten financial institutions involved in the mergers and acquisitions business in the UK. In 1999, GS went public. It raised US$ 3.66 billion through the sale of 69 million shares. The company's shares were also allotted to the 221 partners and the 13,000 employees in the company...
5] A block trade is a privately negotiated futures
transaction executed apart from the public auction market. There are minimum
order size requirements that vary according to product and order type, and
eligibility for engaging in such trades is strictly regulated. |
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