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The Rise and Fall of the Merchant Banks

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The Rise and Fall of the Merchant Banks
AuthorErik Banks
Published1999
Pages572
RecommendedOnce
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Why it’s on the listErik Banks’s history of the merchant banks — their rise and their decline.

Where I heard about it

  • A Goldman Sachs reading list — listed under Broad Industry History (as The Rise and Fall of the Merchant Bank) on Goldman’s recommended reading list (from its careers site), shared by @F_Compounders on X, July 2025.

Connections

  • Erik Banks — author.
  • Goldman Sachs Recommended reading list… (tweet) — the list this came from.
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