Dillon, Read & Co.

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Dillon, Read & Co. was a prominent American investment bank known for its influential role in Wall Street finance during the 20th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf financial services company
investment bank
acquiredBy Travelers Companies
surface form: Travelers Group
acquisitionDate 1991
associatedWith Republican Party political figures
U.S. Treasury leadership through former partners
businessModel advisory services
merchant banking
securities underwriting
category Defunct banks of the United States
Investment banks of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1991
foundedBy Clarence Dillon
headquartersLocation New York City
historicalStatus defunct investment bank
inception 1921
industry investment banking
keyPerson Clarence Dillon
Douglas Dillon
Nicholas F. Brady
location New York City
namedAfter Clarence Dillon
notableAlumnus Douglas Dillon
Nicholas F. Brady
notableFor participation in railroad and industrial reorganizations
role in U.S. corporate finance in the 20th century
underwriting major industrial and utility securities
operatedInPeriod 20th century
partOf Wall Street
predecessor William A. Read & Co.
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States

international markets
reputation prestigious white-shoe investment bank
successor Smith Barney (via Travelers Group merger)

Referenced by (6)

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Douglas Dillon employer Dillon, Read & Co.
James V. Forrestal employer Dillon, Read & Co.
Forrestal employer Dillon, Read & Co.
subject surface form: James V. Forrestal
Paul Nitze employer Dillon, Read & Co.
Theodore Roosevelt III employer Dillon, Read & Co.
Jerome H. Powell workedFor Dillon, Read & Co.