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Financial Sector >> Goldman Sachs SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
  • Strong investment banking operations
  • Leader in merger and acquisitions advisory services
  • Strong brand equity
  • Technical expertise as evidenced by the company's history and pioneering in research, M&A, and corporate financial services
Weaknesses
  • Size - bound for employee cuts as economic conditions worsen
  • Not diverse enough

 
Opportunities
  • Emerging markets / further global expansion
  • Private equity deals - Despite economic woes, historically more and more companies have been privatized in the US (more than 1,000 were privatized in 2005 vs. 650 in 2004 and 320 in 2001)
Threats
  • Increasing volatility in financial markets could potentially impact earnings
  • Slowdown in worldwide M&A due to tougher credit conditions and economic turmoil

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trucic May 02, 2010
why gs is not diverse enough?
 
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