Joseph Ainslie Bear

Person Credible Reporting Backed by 1 source 2 connections Score: 1/10 (Very Low) 1923-05-01

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Co-founder of Bear Stearns, established the firm on May 1, 1923

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Person Salim L. Lewis

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Financial Entity Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Fund

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Organization Merrill Lynch

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Location New York State Supreme Court, New York County

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Event Subprime mortgage crisis

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

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Organization The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. - Joseph Ainslie Bear co-founded Bear Stearns on May 1, 1923 Credible Reporting

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Organization The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. - Joseph Ainslie Bear co-founded Bear Stearns on May 1, 1923 Credible Reporting

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📖 Wikipedia

“Bear Stearns was founded as an equity trading house on May 1, 1923, by Joseph Ainslie Bear, Robert B. Stearns and Harold C. Mayer with $500,000 in capital”

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