Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Investment bank
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:JPMorgan_Chase
gptkbp:discontinued 2008
gptkbp:dissolved Financial crisis of 2007–2008
gptkbp:employees 14,000 (2007)
gptkbp:founded 1923
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bear Stearns Securities Corp.
gptkbp:industry Financial services
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Warren_Spector
gptkb:Alan_Schwartz
gptkb:James_E._Cayne
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan
gptkbp:notableEvent 2008 bailout by JPMorgan Chase
2007 liquidity crisis
2008 bankruptcy filing
2007 subprime mortgage crisis impact
2008 asset write-downs
2008 changes in financial oversight
2008 changes in investment banking regulations
2008 collapse of stock price
2008 credit crisis impact
2008 economic downturn
2008 financial market instability
2008 financial sector impact
2008 forced sale to JPMorgan Chase
2008 government intervention
2008 impact on global markets
2008 investor panic
2008 liquidity support from Federal Reserve
2008 loss of client confidence
2008 loss of reputation
2008 market intervention by Federal Reserve
2008 market volatility
2008 merger discussions with other firms
2008 regulatory scrutiny
2008 shareholder lawsuits
2008 stockholder losses
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Bear_Stearns_Companies_Inc.
gptkbp:revenue $3.5 billion (2007)
gptkbp:services Asset management
Investment banking
Prime brokerage
gptkbp:stockSymbol BSC
gptkbp:subsidiary Bear_Stearns_&_Co._Inc.
gptkbp:type Public
gptkbp:website www.bearstearns.com