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2026-04-05
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Bear Stearns Ireland Limited (CRO number 308655), which was the holding company for Bear Stearns Bank Plc, is listed as 'Dissolved Postmerger' after 26 years in business, and its registered office is c/o J.P. Morgan at…
2011-05-16
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In 2011, the Irish Times reported that Bear Stearns Ireland Ltd faced a potential $151.5 million capital gains tax liability to the Irish Revenue Commissioners relating to a 2009 transaction involving Bear Stearns…
2010-06-03
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JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns cost the Dublin operation approximately 100 jobs, with average employment falling from 120 in 2007 to just 23 by 2009. The Irish entity became an issuer of JPMorgan Structured…
2009-03-27
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On 27 March 2009, Bear Stearns Bank Plc changed its name to J.P. Morgan Bank Dublin Plc, per a NASDAQ Stockholm notice regarding nine listed instruments with the former short name prefix 'BEAR.'
2008-04-10
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In the year to November 2007, Bear Stearns Bank Plc's total assets surged 70% to $61.2 billion, with derivative contracts entered into with third parties almost doubling to $47.3 billion. However, assets under…
2008-03-15
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The Federal Reserve's Maiden Lane LLC, created in March 2008 to absorb Bear Stearns' toxic assets, included collateral from Liquid Funding Ltd. Bear Stearns Bank Plc's managed portfolio thus constituted part of the…
2006-11-30
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At its peak in November 2006, Bear Stearns Bank Plc and its Irish holding company (Bear Stearns Ireland Ltd) generated pre-tax profits of $30 million, managed assets under management of $7.5 billion, employed 105…
2006-03-01
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An SEC filing dated 1 March 2006 (Exhibit 10.7, made by CT LF Funding Corp.) lists Bear Stearns Bank Plc as the 'Investment Manager' for Liquid Funding, Ltd., with its registered address at Block 8, Harcourt Centre…
2004-06-02
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Bear Stearns Bank Plc filed filing with the SEC on 2004-06-02. Accession number: N/A.
2003-02-15
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In a February 2003 SEC filing (Form 10-K), Bear Stearns disclosed it held an approximate 40% equity interest in Liquid Funding Ltd., a AAA-rated special purpose vehicle, and stated that 'a subsidiary of the Company…
2002-07-22
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In July 2002, the Central Bank of Ireland granted Bear Stearns Bank Plc approval to provide custody and trustee services for Irish-authorised funds, enabling it to service hedge funds and alternative investment…
2001-11-09
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Liquid Funding Ltd., the Bermuda-incorporated special purpose vehicle for which Bear Stearns Bank Plc acted as investment manager, was chaired by Jeffrey Epstein from 9 November 2001 to at least 19 March 2007. The…
1997-04-29
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Bear Stearns Bank Plc was established in Dublin in April 1997 after receiving a banking licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, initially employing 15 people and trading from offices on Harcourt Street with Warren…
