Mitchell, Hutchins & Co. was a securities research firm based in New York City. In 1977, it was acquired by Paine Webber.

History

The firm was founded in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, by William H. Mitchell and James C. Hutchins, Jr., members of two prominent Chicago banking families involved with the Illinois Bank & Trust. The firm's first officers were W. Edwin Stanley (president), Hutchins,

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, Chauncey Keep, Charles Garfield King (vice presidents), Robert A. Gardner (treasurer), and Mitchell (secretary). Its first stockholders included John J. Mitchell,

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, and Albert Lasker. In 1965, the company acquired D.B. Marron & Company, founded in 1959 by Donald Marron. In 1967, Marron was named president of the company. Under Marron, the firm's prominence grew significantly. In 1975, the firm was chosen as the best research firm on

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s. In 1977, Mitchell Hutchins was acquired by Paine Webber. Paine Webber continued to use the Mitchell Hutchins brand until the company was acquired by

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in 2000. In 2001, Mitchell Hutchins was merged into Brinson Partners.

References

{{Reflist, 1 UBS Defunct financial services companies of the United States Financial services companies established in 1919 Financial services companies disestablished in 1977 Former investment banks of the United States 1919 establishments in Illinois 1977 disestablishments in Illinois