Bear Stearns

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns Since 1923 Bear Stearns is active as a global investmenting bank, securities trading and brokerage firm. A priority of the company has been the building of their European presence through the expansion of their London office. Bear Stearns currently employs approximately 12.000 people worldwide. Headquartered in New York City, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Juan. In addition to London, Bear Stearns maintains an international presence with offices in Beijing, Dublin, Hong Kong, Lugano, Milan, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. According to the April 2005 issue of Institutional Investor magazine, Bear Stearns is the seventh largest securities firm in terms of total capital.