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Lehman Brothers

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1850–2008 American financial services firm

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( LEE-mən) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1850Founded1

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  • TickerLEH on NYSE1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, financial services, investment1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Founded inMontgomery1
  • Websitewww.lehman.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Business address745 7Th Ave, New York, Ny 100195

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Lehman Brothers Times Square by David Shankbone
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( LEE-mən) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), with about 25,000 employees worldwide. It operated its business in investment banking, equity, fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking. Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008.3

The story

Founded by Emanuel Lehman, Henry Lehman and Mayer Lehman in 1850, in Montgomery.1

Leadership

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Chief executive

  1. Richard S. Fuld1969–2008
  2. Richard S. Fuld1994–2008
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (2)

Products and brands

  • asset management
  • investment banking

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Trilantic Capital Partners

Also owns

  • Federal Cartridge

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1999Acquired Federal Cartridge1
  2. 1999Acquired Oregon Tool, Inc.1
  3. Succeeded by Tenaya Capital1

Employees over time

  • 200826,2001
  • 200728,5561

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Lehman Brothers revenue by year1$19.3B in 2008−59% since 2006
0$20.0B$40.0B$60.0B2006: $46.7B$46.7B20062008: $19.3B$19.3B2008−59%
  • 2008$19.3B1
  • 2006$46.7B1

Net income

  • 2006$4.0B1

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1969New chief executive Richard S. Fuld becomes CEO1
  3. 1850Founded Founded in Montgomery1

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