Type: Public
On the web: http://www.goldmansachs.com
Employees: 35,700
Employee growth: 9.8%

Goldman Sachs has traditionally possessed the Midas touch in the investment banking world. A global leader in mergers and acquisitions advice and securities underwriting, Goldman offers a gamut of investment banking and asset management services to corporate and government clients worldwide, as well as institutional and individual investors. It owns Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, one of the largest market makers on the NYSE and a leading market maker for fixed income products, currencies, and commodities. Through affiliates GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and others, Goldman Sachs is also one of the largest private equity investors in the world.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $36,793.0M
One year growth: (20.0%)
Net income: $4,442.0M
Income growth: (46.8%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Lloyd C. Blankfein
President, COO, and Director: Gary D. Cohn
EVP, CFO, and Head, Operations, Technology, Finance and Services Division: David A. Viniar

Competitors:
JPMorgan Chase
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley

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