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Dillon Read
Dillon, Read & Co. was an investment bank based in New York City. In 1991, it was acquired by Barings Bank and, in 1997, it was acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation, which was in turn acquired by UBS in 1998. History Carpenter & Vermilye Dillon Read traces its roots to 1832 with the founding of the Wall Street brokerage firm Carpenter & Vermilye by Col. Washington Romeyn Vermilye, George Carpenter, and William Montgomery Vermilye. The firm was notable for selling war bonds during the U.S. Civil War. Dillon, Read & Co. In 1905, it was renamed after its principal partner, William A. Read. In 1921, it was renamed as Dillon, Read & Co. to include partner Clarence Dillon. The firm underwrote bonds issued by New York City and underwrote stocks and bonds of railroads and other companies. In 1921, the firm managed the rescue of faltering Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. In 1925, it engineered the buyout of Dodge Brothers and the sale of the company to Chrysler in 1928. In the 1930, it underwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dillon may refer to: People *Dillon (surname) *Dillon (given name) * Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer *Viscount Dillon, a title in the Peerage of Ireland Places Canada *Dillon, Saskatchewan United States *Dillon Beach, California *Dillon, Colorado * Dillon, Illinois * Dillon, Kansas *Dillon, Missouri *Dillon, Montana *Dillon, South Carolina **Dillon County, South Carolina *Dillon, West Virginia * Dillon Falls, Ohio, also called Dillon * Dillons Run, a river in West Virginia *Dillon State Park, on the Licking River, Licking County, Ohio * Dillon Township (other) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Al Dillon, in the 1987 film ''Predator'' * Kevin Dillon (character), in the young adult novel ''Freak the Mighty'' * Matt Dillon (''Gunsmoke''), in the radio and television versions of ''Gunsmoke'' *The Dillon family in the soap opera ''All My Children'': **Laurel Banning Dillon **Janet Dillon *Dillon Quartermaine, in the soap opera ''General Hospital'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
