Goldman Sachs has traditionally possessed the Midas touch in the investment banking world. A global leader in mergers and acquisitions advice and securities underwriting, Goldman offers a gamut of investment banking and asset management services to corporate and government clients worldwide, as well as institutional and wealth individual investors. It owns Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, one of the largest market makers on the NYSE& and a leading market maker for fixed income products, currencies, and commodities. Through affiliates, Goldman Sachs is also one of the largest private equity investors in the world. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869.