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French investment banker and Lazard partner who mentored Bernard Arnault's entry into luxury by advising the Boussac acquisition — one of the most consequential advisory relationships in the history of French capitalism.
German multinational investment bank and financial services company founded in Berlin in 1870 — which financed German industrialization, operated through the Nazi era, and became a major global investment bank in the 1990s before declining through a series of scandals and restructurings.
American banker at Lee Higginson who was the primary distributor of Ivar Kreuger's fraudulent bonds to American investors — believing in Kreuger's genius and selling his securities widely — whose reputation was destroyed when the fraud collapsed.
American investment banker who led the technology IPO practice at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston during the 1990s internet boom, underwriting Amazon, Cisco, and dozens of other landmark tech IPOs.
Goldman Sachs technology investment banker who served on the Eventbrite IPO team and as a trusted advisor to Julia Hartz during the company's public offering.
American investment bank founded by Marcus Goldman in 1869 — which built its commercial paper business, moved into underwriting under Henry Goldman, and grew to be one of the world's most prestigious financial institutions.
Investment banker who advised Julia Hartz and Eventbrite through the IPO process.
American investment banker who was the driving force at Goldman Sachs in its formative period — pioneering commercial paper distribution and taking Goldman into the underwriting business — before resigning during World War I over his pro-German sympathies.
Allen & Company investment banker who worked on the Eventbrite IPO and is known for Allen & Company's Sun Valley conference as the hub of media and technology dealmaking.
America's largest bank by assets, formed by the 2000 merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. and Chase Manhattan, led since 2005 by CEO Jamie Dimon.
American multinational investment bank and financial services company — the largest bank in the United States and one of the largest in the world — formed by the 2000 merger of J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan.
American investment bank founded in Boston in 1848 — one of the most prestigious financial institutions in America — whose reputation and client relationships were used to distribute Ivar Kreuger's fraudulent bonds, and which was destroyed when the fraud collapsed in 1932.
JP Morgan technology investment banker and one of Silicon Valley's most connected M&A and IPO advisors, who has worked on transactions for Twitter, Snapchat, and numerous other technology companies.