Who is behind Merrill Lynch?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners.
Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Led by
- John Thain CEO of Primary record 1
Owners
- Bank of America acquired Sep 2008 Primary record 1
Proof 1 source
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report (final report incl. dissenting statements), Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Primary record
Merrill’s Thain made it through the Lehman weekend by negotiating a lifesaving acquisition by Bank of America, formerly Lehman’s potential suitor.
How this answer is built
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When a list is longer than the page shows, the links the public methodology ranks strongest stay (methodology 0.3), and the rest open in the explorer.
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