Goldman Sachs in 2004
| Case Code: FINA001 Case Length: 11 Pages Period: 1997 - 2004 Pub Date: 2005 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.300 Organization: Goldman Sachs Industry: Banking Countries: USA Themes: - |
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Background Note
A Philedelphia based German immigrant retailer, Marcus Goldman moved to New York in 1869 and began buying customers' promissory notes from jewelers to resell them to banks. Goldman's son-in-law came aboard in 1882, and the firm became Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1885...
Business Model
Goldman offered a wide range of investment banking and asset management services to corporate and government clients, as well as institutional and individual investors. The firm also provided market-making, merchant banking, and clearing services...
The Road Ahead
Competition had intensified for Goldman even as the economic downturn in the early 2000s had threatened the lucrative deal making industry. Paulson was betting that reducing costs (through layoffs and pay cuts) would help the firm weather the storm. Despite the wave of consolidation that had swept Wall Street in recent years, Goldman believed it was strong enough to remain independent...
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Financial Overview
Exhibit II: Principal Investments
Exhibit III: Operating Expenses & Employees
Exhibit IV: Credit Ratings
Exhibit V: Segment Information
Exhibit VI: Geographic Information
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