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U.S. commercial and investment banking company

"House of Morgan" redirects here.

Jp morgan biography wikipedia español

For the building, see 23 Wall Street. For the Welsh dynasty descended from Morgan Hen, see kings of Morgannwg.

J.P. Morgan & Co. is an American financial institution specialized in investment banking, asset management and private banking founded by financier J.

P. Morgan in 1871. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the company is now a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest banking institutions in the world. The company has been historically referred to as the "House of Morgan" or simply Morgan.^[1][2]

For 146 years, until 2000, J.P.

Morgan specialized in commercial banking, before a merger with Chase Manhattan Bank led to the business line spinning off under the Chase brand.^[3][4]

Early history

The origins of the firm date back to 1854 when Junius S.

Morgan joined George Peabody & Co. (which became Pe