The following is a list of mergers of securities firms.
List Year Merger closed Acquirer Acquired firmName of merged entity1931Harriman Brothers & CompanyBrown Bros. & Co.Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.1938Charles D. Barney & Co.Edward B. Smith & Co.Smith Barney & Co.1940Merrill LynchE. A. Pierce & Co.Merrill Lynch1940Merrill LynchCassatt & Co.Merrill Lynch1942Paine, Webber & Co.Jackson & CurtisPaine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis1946First Boston CorporationMellon Securities CorporationFirst Boston Corporation1947Lonsdale Investment TrustRobert Benson & Co.Robert Benson Lonsdale1956Eastman Dillon & Co.Union SecuritiesEastman Dillon Union Securities & Co.1957S. G. Warburg & Co.Seligman Bros.S. G. Warburg & Co.1961Robert Benson LonsdaleKleinwort, Sons & Co.Kleinwort Benson Limited1965Drexel and CompanyHarriman, Ripley and CompanyDrexel Harriman Ripley1965Philip Hill, Higginson, Erlanger’s LimitedM. Samuel & Co.Hill Samuel & Co.1970Cogan, Berlind, Weill & LevittHayden, Stone & Co.CBWL-Hayden, Stone, Inc.1970Mason & Co.Legg & Co.Legg Mason & Co.1972Eastman Dillon Union Securities & Co.Blyth & Co.Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co.1973Burnham and CompanyDrexel Harriman RipleyDrexel Burnham and Company1973Hayden StoneH. HentzHayden Stone1973Hayden StoneSaul Lerner & CompanyHayden Stone1974Hayden StoneShearson, Hammill & Co.Shearson Hayden Stone1975Lehman BrothersAbraham & Co.Lehman Brothers1975Smith Barney & Co.Harris, Upham & Co.Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.1976Shearson Hayden StoneLamson BrothersShearson Hayden Stone1976Shearson Hayden StoneFaulkner, Dawkins & SullivanShearson Hayden Stone1976Drexel Burnham and CompanyWilliam D. WitterDrexel Burnham Lambert1977Lehman BrothersKuhn, Loeb & Co.Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb1977Morgan StanleyShuman, Agnew & CoMorgan Stanley1977Paine WebberMitchell HutchinsPaine Webber1978Loeb, Rhoades & Co.Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & TraskLoeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co.1978Dean WitterReynolds & Co.Dean Witter Reynolds1978Merrill LynchWhite Weld & Co.Merrill Lynch1979Shearson Hayden StoneLoeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co.Shearson Loeb Rhoades1979Paine WebberBlyth, Eastman Dillon & Co.Paine Webber1981Goldman, Sachs & Co.J. Aron & Co.Goldman, Sachs & Co.1981Philipp BrothersSalomon BrothersPhibro-Salomon Inc.1981Prudential InsuranceHalsey, Stuart & Co.Prudential Securities1981American ExpressShearson Loeb RhoadesShearson/American Express1984Shearson/American ExpressInvestors Diversified ServicesShearson/American Express1984Shearson/American ExpressLehman Brothers, Kuhn, LoebShearson Lehman/American Express1987PrimericaSmith BarneyPrimerica1987Union Bank of SwitzerlandPhillips & DrewUnion Bank of Switzerland1987TSB Group Plc.Hill Samuel & Co.TSB Group Plc.1988Shearson Lehman/American ExpressE.F. HuttonShearson Lehman Hutton1988Credit SuisseFirst Boston CorporationCredit Suisse First Boston1988Commercial CreditPrimericaPrimerica1990Deutsche BankMorgan GrenfellDeutsche Bank1993PrimericaShearson Lehman Hutton (Brokerage and Asset Management)Primerica (Smith Barney Shearson)1993Lehman Brothers (Spinoff from American Express)Shearson Lehman HuttonLehman Brothers1995Paine WebberKidder, Peabody & Co.PaineWebber Group1995Swiss Bank CorporationS. G. Warburg & Co.Swiss Bank Corporation1995Dresdner BankKleinwort BensonDresdner Kleinwort Benson1996Chemical BankChase Manhattan BankChase Manhattan Bank1996Morgan StanleyVan Kampen American CapitalMorgan Stanley1997Bankers TrustAlex. Brown & SonsBankers Trust (BT Alex. Brown & Sons)1997Swiss Bank CorporationDillon, Read & Co.Swiss Bank Corporation (Warburg Dillon Read)1997Travelers GroupSalomon BrothersTravelers Group (Salomon Smith Barney)1997Dean Witter Discover & Co.Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley Dean Witter1998Union Bank of SwitzerlandSwiss Bank CorporationUBS AG (UBS Warburg)1998Travelers GroupCiticorpCitigroup (Salomon Smith Barney)1998Société GénéraleHambros BankSociété Générale (SG Hambros Bank Ltd)1999Deutsche BankBankers TrustDeutsche Bank (Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown)1999Chase Manhattan BankHambrecht & QuistChase Manhattan Bank2000PaineWebber GroupJ.C. Bradford & Co.PaineWebber Group2000UBS AGPaineWebber GroupUBS AG (UBS Paine Webber)2000Credit Suisse First BostonDonaldson, Lufkin & JenretteCredit Suisse First Boston2000Dresdner KleinwortWasserstein Perella & Co.Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein2000Chase Manhattan BankRobert Fleming & Co.Chase Manhattan Bank2001Lehman BrothersCowen & Co. (PCS Business)Lehman Brothers2001Chase Manhattan BankJ. P. Morgan & Co.JPMorgan Chase & Co.2001Société GénéraleTCW GroupSociété Générale2002Deutsche BankScudder InvestmentsDeutsche Bank2003Lehman BrothersCrossroads GroupLehman Brothers2003Lehman BrothersNeuberger BermanLehman Brothers2006Lehman BrothersH.A. Schupf & Co.Lehman Brothers2007WachoviaA. G. EdwardsWachovia Securities2008JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bear StearnsJPMorgan Chase & Co.2008Bank of AmericaMerrill LynchBofA Securities2008Ameriprise FinancialJ. & W. Seligman & Co.Ameriprise Financial2009Morgan StanleySmith BarneyMorgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney)