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Goldman Sachs
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman, The Goldman Sachs Group, Goldman Sachs Group, Goldman Sachs and Co., GSCO, Goldman Sachs & Co. (US)
American investment bank
Goldman Sachs is one of the largest and most influential investment banks in the United States, providing financial services like trading, lending, and advisory work to corporations, governments, and wealthy individuals. It matters because its decisions and market activities significantly affect financial markets and the broader economy.
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- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1869
- Location
- New York, United States
- Also known as
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Part of
- S&P 100
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New York City
- Founded by
- Marcus Goldman
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Owned by
- State Street Corporation
- Chairperson
- David M. Solomon
- Employees
- 34000
- Revenue
- 53512000000
- Stock exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation
- Official website
- www.gs.com
- Image
- GoldmanSachsHeadquarters.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Goldman Sachs
- inception
- 1869-01-01
- Commons category
- Goldman Sachs
- total equity
- 86728000000
- market capitalization
- 91700000000
- total assets
- 861395000000
- net profit
- 14276000000
- total liabilities
- 774667000000
- product or material produced
- asset management
- director / manager
- David M. Solomon
- assets under management
- 2057000000000
- social media followers
- 983187
- short name
- GS
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Encyclopedic overview
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (/sæks/ SAKS) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, with regional offices in many international financial centers. Goldman Sachs is one of the largest investment banks in the world by revenue and is ranked 32nd on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In the Forbes Global 2000 of 2025, Goldman Sachs ranked 20th. It is considered a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Board.
Goldman Sachs offers services in investment banking (advisory for mergers and acquisitions and restructuring), securities underwriting, prime brokerage, asset management, and wealth management. It is a market maker for many types of financial products and provides clearing and custodian bank services. It operates private-equity funds and hedge funds. It structures complex and tailor-made financial products. It also owns Goldman Sachs Bank USA, a direct bank. It trades both on behalf of its clients (flow trading) and for its own account (proprietary trading). The company invests in and arranges financing for startups, and in many cases gets additional business as bookrunner when the companies launch initial public offerings.
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