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Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is a bulge bracket New York City based investment banking and financial services firm. It is a division of the Credit Suisse group and has started operating under the Credit Suisse name since 16 January 2006. The firm caters for three different categories of clients: institutional, investment banking, and investment management clients. The institutional clients are served by the following divisions of the bank: CSFB HOLT, Equities, Fixed Income, Life Finance, Prime Services, and Research. The investment banking clients have access to Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Private Placement, Leveraged Finance, Industry Experience, and Regional Presence divisions. The investment management clients side of the bank are looked after by the following branches of the bank: Alternative Capital, Asset Management, CSFB VOLARIS, and Private Client services.
Overview Credit Suisse (CS) is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and high net worth clients. CS's businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, alternative assets, financial advisory services, investment research, and asset management. CS is a global institution. It operates in more than 69 locations across more than 33 countries on five continents. With a strong local presence, global vision and a noted ability to execute transactions in and across all markets, CS deploys its capital base and global perspective to offer a full range of products, services and capabilities. The Firm operates under a "One-Bank" policy as part of the Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company. In addition to the business unit Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Group also includes the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit, which provides private clients and small and medium-sized companies with private banking and financial advisory services, and banking products. Its pension and insurance division Winterthur was sold to AXA Financial in 2006. (See *) Structure Credit Suisse First Boston is a part of The Credit Suisse Group, which is comprised of three business units: Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Winterthur insurance. The latter has been sold to the French AXA insurance group. Its transition is still pending on EU authority rulings. Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse business unit is a leading provider of comprehensive financial services in Europe and other selected markets. Credit Suisse offers investment products, private banking and financial advisory services for private and corporate clients. Credit Suisse Credit Suisse is a proven leader across the spectrum of investment banking, capital markets and financial services, ranking in the top tier in virtually all major business segments. Credit Suisse's organizational structure focuses on providing the highest quality of client-centric services. History (See *) Mergers & Acquisitions CSFB USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse First Boston Inc., which is, in turn, a wholly owned subsidiary of CS. CS is a wholly owned subsidiary of CSG. CSFB USA was created through the merger with DLJ, which was closed on Nov. 3, 2000. CSFB LLC, CSFB's principal U.S. registered broker-dealer subsidiary, became a subsidiary of DLJ, and DLJ changed its name to CSFB USA. Prior to the DLJ Merger, the Credit Suisse Group (CS) purchased First Boston in 1988 creating CS First Boston. The Firms bulge bracket status came after the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette (DLJ). (See *) Quick facts Competitors Diversity Credit Suisse First Boston LLC was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 by Working Mother magazine. Business Politics and public service Others | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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