Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated) usually referredas Merrill Lynchinvestment bankersas one ofworld's leading financial managementadvisory companies have one ofmost recognizable names inworldfinance. The company was founded on January 6, 1914, when Charles E Merrill & Co. openedbusiness at 7 Wall StreetNew York City. A few months later, Merrill's friend, Edmund C. Lynch, joined himin 1915name was officially changedMerrill, Lynch & Co.

Today,multinational company operatesmore than 40 countries aroundworld, managing client assetsexcessUS$1.8 trillion.