Goldman, Sachs & Company is a part of The Goldman Sachs Group, which is one of the world s leading financial services firms. Founded in 1869, The Goldman Sachs Group provides securities and investment banking and management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. The parent company maintains offices in major financial centers worldwide, including New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as Frankfurt in Germany. It specializes in market making, investing and trading of currencies, commodities, derivatives, and fixed-income and equity products on behalf of clients. In addition, The Goldman Sachs Group clears client transactions on major stock, options and futures exchanges worldwide.