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