Hambros Bank Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hambro, C J, & Co
- British Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd
- Hambros Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd
- Hambro, Jocelyn O
- Société Générale
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Financial services
Merchant & investment banking services
Notes:
Established 1839 as C J Hambro & Son. Traded as merchants initially and also financed trade especially with Scandinavia. Developed as a major London merchant bank handling bond issues and giving corporate financial advice. 1920 merged with British Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd to form Hambros Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd before reverting to Hambros Bank Ltd. Much of its business acquired by Société Générale in 1998
Publications:
- From Crisis to Crisis. The transformation of merchant banking, 1914-1939 by O'Sullivan, Brian
- Hambros Bank Ltd, London, 1839-1939 by Unknown
- 'Hambros. The king makers' in J Wechsberg, The Merchant Bankers by Wechsberg, Joseph
- J O H by St George, Andrew
- Merchant Bankers by Wechsberg, Joseph
- Profiles. An accepting house by Wechsberg, Joseph
- Rise of Merchant Banking by Chapman, Stanley D
- 'Thames Iron. History of a new issue' in R Owen (ed), Shipbuilding and Ships on the Thames. Proceedings of a third symposium ... 2006 by Rutterford, Janette
- The Hambros, 1779-1979 by Bramsen, Bo, & Kathleen Wain
- The merchant banker, the broker and the company chairman. A new issue case study by Rutterford, Janette
- The Two Tycoons. A personal memoir of Jack Cotton and Charles Clore by Gordon, Charles
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hambro, C J, & Co
- British Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd
- Hambros Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd
- Hambro, Jocelyn O
- Société Générale
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Financial services Merchant & investment banking services
Notes:
Established 1839 as C J Hambro & Son. Traded as merchants initially and also financed trade especially with Scandinavia. Developed as a major London merchant bank handling bond issues and giving corporate financial advice. 1920 merged with British Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd to form Hambros Bank of Northern Commerce Ltd before reverting to Hambros Bank Ltd. Much of its business acquired by Société Générale in 1998Publications:
- From Crisis to Crisis. The transformation of merchant banking, 1914-1939 by O'Sullivan, Brian
- Hambros Bank Ltd, London, 1839-1939 by Unknown
- 'Hambros. The king makers' in J Wechsberg, The Merchant Bankers by Wechsberg, Joseph
- J O H by St George, Andrew
- Merchant Bankers by Wechsberg, Joseph
- Profiles. An accepting house by Wechsberg, Joseph
- Rise of Merchant Banking by Chapman, Stanley D
- 'Thames Iron. History of a new issue' in R Owen (ed), Shipbuilding and Ships on the Thames. Proceedings of a third symposium ... 2006 by Rutterford, Janette
- The Hambros, 1779-1979 by Bramsen, Bo, & Kathleen Wain
- The merchant banker, the broker and the company chairman. A new issue case study by Rutterford, Janette
- The Two Tycoons. A personal memoir of Jack Cotton and Charles Clore by Gordon, Charles