INTERESTING: What Crashed the $680 Billion Lehman Brothers Asset Management Firm?

Just before the 2008 financial crisis, the Lehman Brothers management firm filed for bankruptcy, and this filing remains the biggest bankruptcy filing in the world after a decade.

What you need to know about Lehman Brothers management firm

Lehman Brothers was a well-known American financial services firm that played a vital role in the global financial markets for many years before its sudden collapse in 2008. The firm was found in 1850 by three brothers, Henry, Emanuel, and Mayer Lehman, in Montgomery, Alabama. The firm initially operated as a dry goods store before moving into cotton trading and other commodities.

Shortly afterward, Lehman Brothers transitioned from commodity trading into investment banking and became involved in underwriting securities and providing financial services. Lehman Brothers has continued to grow and expand over the decades of being a big player in the financial market. They became involved in various aspects of finance, including investment banking, trading, and asset management.

Lehman Brothers grew to manage over $680 billion in assets before taking a major hit in the 2008 financial crisis.

Now the question is: what went wrong at Lehman Brothers? Once a major player on Wall Street.

We will find out next.

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