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Goldman Sachs to acquire McLean financial firm
McLean-based online financial services company Folio Financial Inc. announced Tuesday it will be acquired by New York City-based The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Both companies provide investment management, asset management and brokerage services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Acquisition discussions began in 2019, and the transaction is expected to close by the […]
Morgan Stanley to acquire E-Trade for $13B
New York City-based wealth management company Morgan Stanley will acquire Arlington-based E-Trade Financial Corp. under a $13 billion definitive agreement expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, the companies announced Thursday. E-Trade stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley stares for each of their E-Trade shares as a result of the acquisition, which […]
Lawmakers advance bills regulating consumer lending
RICHMOND, Va. — Del. Mark Levine recalls receiving a $1,000 loan offer from a company with a 299% interest rate buried deep in the fine print. “As the company compounds daily at this interest rate, this loan would cost anyone desperate enough to accept this offer more than $20,000 in interest and fees if they […]
MorganFranklin Consulting names managing director of IAM service
McLean-based finance and technology advisory firm MorganFranklin Consulting LLC named Jason Berland as the managing director of its identity and access management (IAM) service offering, the company announced Monday. Identity and access management services ensure that the proper people in a business have the appropriate access to its technology resources. In his new role, Berland […]
Matrix Capital Markets Group adds two directors
Richmond-based independent investment bank Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. has promoted William J. O’Flaherty and Stephen C. Lynch as directors. O’Flaherty has been a member of the investment bank’s consumer and industrial products group since 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce with a concentration in finance from the University of Virginia’s McIntire Sc[...]
