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Bear Stearns was a global investment bank located in New York City that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. The bank was heavily exposed to mortgage-backed securities that turned into toxic...

Bear Stearns Is The New Leader In Sustainable Growth The original Bear Stearns was started on May 1, 1923 as a US based Equity Trading house with a partnership between Joseph A. Bear, Robert B. Stearns and Harold C. Mayer. The company thrived in the booming post war capital expansion surge bringing investment options to the masses.

Bear Stearns was an investment bank that survived the Great Depression only to succumb to the Great Recession. Founded in 1923, it became the fifth-largest investment bank by 2008. 1  2  In 2006, it produced a record $9.23 billion in revenue. By 2007, that had fallen to $5.95 billion. 3 

Bear Stearns is currently expanding our team across a broad range of roles. We are a rapidly growing company with teams in place all around the globe. If you’re an experienced professional or a student/graduate we would love to hear from you.

Before the Great Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns was one of the largest securities trading and brokerage firms, was the first domino to fall in the recession. On June 22, 2007, Bear Stearns pledged a collateralized loan of up to 3.2 billion, bailing out the Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Fund.