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New York securities firm founded in 1892 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hayden, Stone & Co. was a major American securities firm founded in 1892 by Charles Hayden and Galen L. Stone. The firm was acquired by Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt in 1972 and, after its name disappeared in 1979, was part of what would become Shearson/American Express in 1981.[citation needed]
Company type | Acquired |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1892 |
Founder | Charles Hayden Galen L. Stone |
Defunct | 1979 |
Fate | Acquired in 1979 by Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co. |
Successor | Shearson Hayden Stone, Shearson/American Express |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Investment banking, Brokerage |
In 1892, Clark, Ward, & Co. clerks Charles Hayden (later the benefactor of the Hayden Planetarium) and Galen L. Stone opened a new brokerage house, Hayden, Stone & Co.[1] While Stone was known for remaining silent, Hayden gained a reputation for quick decisions and mastery of the brokerage business.[2] Foreseeing the needs of electrification, Hayden made his fortune by investing in copper mining. The new investment firm prospered, expanding from its Boston base to open a New York City branch in 1906.[1]
In 1970, the prestigious Hayden, Stone found itself in financial trouble along with many other large securities firms. Hayden, Stone was acquired by Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt (often jokingly referred to as Corned Beef With Lettuce), whose partners included Sandy Weill and Arthur Levitt, and renamed itself CBWL-Hayden, Stone, dropping the CBWL from the name just two years later, allowing Weill to rid himself of the Corned Beef With Lettuce moniker.[3]
The new Hayden Stone, Inc. then completed possibly its most significant acquisition to that point, merging with Shearson, Hammill & Co. Once again, Weill chose to adopt the target's branding to become Shearson Hayden Stone. The Hayden Stone name was finally abandoned in 1979, following the acquisition of Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co. to form Shearson Loeb Rhoades. Just two years later, in 1981, Weill sold the combined company to American Express to form Shearson/American Express.
At one point, the firm was considered to be the third largest "wire-house" in the country behind only Merrill Lynch and Bache & Co.
The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):[4]
Shearson Lehman Hutton (merged 1988) |
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