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OverviewThis is the arresting 150-year story of one of the oldest and most illustrious merchant banks and of the men who made it. Founded in 1838 by an American, George Peabody, Morgan Grenfell quickly became the most important American banking house in London, and by the turn of the century held an unrivalled position as part of the most powerful investment bank in the world. The book chronicles its role in financing the overseas purchases of Britain and her allies during the First World War, in taking the lead amongst the private London bankers in reconstructing Europe during the 1920s, and in pioneering the new field of corporate finance. In the 1980s Morgan Grenfell took off with a substantial rise in profits and an extraordinarily powerful Corporate Finance Department: an epilogue summarises recent events to the end of 1988 when it decided to exit from securities in London and to concentrate on developing its areas of traditional strength. Based on a wide range of original sources, this book is unmatched as a banking history: no other book combines the unrestricted access to the bank's archives afforded to the author with a narrative of events up to the 1980s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen Burk (Lecturer in History and Politics, Lecturer in History and Politics, Imperial College, London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780198283065ISBN 10: 0198283067 Pages: 364 Publication Date: 26 October 1989 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsGeorge Peabody & co. 1838-1864 - the birth of the bank; J.S.Morgan & co. 1864-1910 - per ardua ad astra; Morgan Grenfell & co. 1910-1934 - from overseas finance to corporate finance; finance and foreign policy 1900-1918 - wars and rumours of war; finance and foreign policy 1921-1931 - reconstruction, reparations and debacle; Morgan Grenfell & co. ltd. 1934-1961 - the old order changeth; domestic resurgence 1961-1981; international developments and the break-up of the Morgan family 1961-1981; epilogue 1981-1988.ReviewsSuperbly demonstrates the influence that lending institutions had on the history of Europe and the United States. --Library Journal<br> Superbly demonstrates the influence that lending institutions had on the history of Europe and the United States. --Library Journal Author InformationKathleen Burk is Lecturer in Modern History and Politics at Imperial College, London Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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