The Goldman Sachs Group Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc a financial institution provides a range of financial services for corporations financial institutions governments and individuals worldwide It operates through four segments Investment Banking Global Markets Asset Management and Consumer Wealth Management The companys Investment Banking segment provides financial advisory services including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions divestitures corporate defense activities restructurings and spinoffs and middlemarket lending relationship lending and acquisition financing as well as transaction banking services This segment also offers underwriting services such as equity underwriting for common and preferred stock and convertible and exchangeable securities and debt underwriting for various types of debt instruments including investmentgrade and highyield debt bank and bridge loans and emergingand growthmarket debt as well as originates structured securities Its Global Markets segment is involved in client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments credit and interest rate products and provision of equity intermediation and equity financing clearing settlement and custody services as well as mortgages currencies commodities and equities related products The companys Asset Management segment manages assets across various classes including equity fixed income hedge funds credit funds private equity real estate currencies and commodities and provides customized investment advisory solutions as well as invests in corporate real estate and infrastructure entities Its Consumer Wealth Management segment offers wealth advisory and banking services including financial planning investment management deposit taking and lending private banking and unsecured loans as well as accepts saving and time deposits The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York New York