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BROTHERS
BANKRUPTCY
LEHMAN BROTHER
– A prominent investment bank
amid big banking giants of the united
states, went on to capitalize on the US
housing boom.
– Was the country’s fourth-largest
investment bank, with some 25,000
employees worldwide. But it began as
a humble dry goods store founded by
german immigrant Henry
– After Henry’s brothers Emanuel
and Mayer joined him in 1850, the
business became known as
Lehman Brothers.
Fuld, the investment firm began to
expand its offerings in the aftermath of
the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act,
which had barred affiliations between
commercial banks and investment banks
and their activities.