Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869 in New York and has since expanded to over 73 countries with 32,500 employees. Over the last 12 months, Goldman Sachs acquired 5 companies in various industries such as transportation, insurance, gaming, healthcare, and machinery. Goldman Sachs provides a wide range of investment banking and financial services and has established itself as an innovative leader in the field despite facing challenges such as concentrated products, attrition, and credit market issues.

1. Investment banking company

2. Overview of Goldman Sachs
 Goldman Sachs was founded in New York
in 1869 by the German-born Marcus
Goldman
Goldman's son-in-law Samuel
Sachs joined the firm in 1882
IPO in 1999- As of 2009, 67% of GS
owned by shareholders
Offices over 73 countries with 32,500 staff
members

3. Offices over 73 countries

5. Over the last 12 months GS acquired 5 Other
companies
1. Red de Carretera -Transportation &
Infrastructure Company
2. Suncorp Group Ltd –Insurance Company
3. Echo Entertainment Group Ltd –Casino and
Gaming
4. BPL Medical Technologies Ltd-Healthcare
Equipment
5. Fresh Water Group Ltd – Machinery
Company

6. Services
Investment Banking
Financing
Securities
Sales and Trading
Prime Brokerage
Investing and Lending
Direct Private Investment
Investment Management
Private Wealth Management

7. Organisational Structure
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO
Gary Cohn
COO
Harvey Schwartz
CFO
Weinberg
VC
Sherwood
VC
J Michael Evans
VC
Edith W Cooper
Executive VC
Mark Schwartz
VC
John Rogers
Executive VC
Alan M Cohen
Executive VC
Gregory K Palm
Executive VC

8. Competitors
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Morgan Stanley
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Deutsche Bank AG
UBS Investment Bank

9. SWOT Analysis

10. Strengths
 Innovations- GS is constantly raising the bar and
providing new innovative products for its clients.
 Reputations- The GS name is synonymous with
investment banking.
 Relationships- GS is connected to many of the top
people at the largest firms.
 Versatility-The firm is very willing alter strategy to
take advantage of emerging trends in financial
markets

11. Weakness & Threats
 Concentrated in Few Key Products
High Attrition Rates
Bad Mortgages - Subprime Issues
Credit Market Crisis
Sharp Rise in Interest Rates
Cyclical Industry
Government Intervention

12. Opportunities
International Expansion
Emerging Markets
Cross Selling Opportunities
Consolidating Industry
Bailout Money
Reduced Competition