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The First Boston Corporation was a New York–based bulge bracket investment bank, founded in 1932 and acquired by Credit Suisse in 1988. [1] After the acquisition, it operated as an independent investment bank known as CS First Boston until 2006, when the company was fully integrated into Credit Suisse.
Credit Suisse First Boston (also known as CSFB and CS First Boston) is the investment banking affiliate of Credit Suisse headquartered in New York. [2] The company was created by the merger of First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse Group in 1988 and is active in investment banking, capital markets and financial services.
Dec 10, 2022 · The Glass-Steagall Act of the early 1930s forced financial institutions to split their commercial banking and securities businesses. Like Morgan Stanley separating from JPMorgan, First Boston...
Nov 3, 2022 · First Boston is an old Wall Street name that’s re-emerging from Credit Suisse with some new features. The Swiss bank has revived the brand to carve out its securities underwriting and merger ...
Oct 28, 2022 · LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Seeking to restore vigour to a business that has been languishing, Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) says it will reshape its investment bank by resurrecting the First Boston...
Oct 27, 2022 · Credit Suisse is bringing back the “First Boston” name after 17 years as the Swiss bank unveiled a sweeping restructuring that includes a big investment from Saudi Arabia, the sale of a unit,...
Dec 12, 2022 · Credit Suisse has secured rights to the name “First Boston” in its push to spin off its investment bank. Can the new CS First Boston recapture the glories of the original?
Sep 21, 2022 · First Boston helped lead the 1980s takeover boom under dealmaking buccaneers Joe Perella and Bruce Wasserstein. It invented feverishly, driving the adoption of junk bonds, mortgage-backed ...
Mar 14, 2023 · The First Boston spinoff is a centerpiece of the troubled Swiss lender’s restructuring efforts and an attempt to protect and grow its best-performing investment banking businesses, such as...
Dec 6, 2022 · Credit Suisse has cut a deal with the owner of the First Boston trademark to enable the Swiss lender to use the historic brand on its spun-out investment bank.
