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In the 1980s, Lehman Brothers
played an important role in the dawn of the Information Age, helping fund
such companies as Intel and new technology businesses of the period, which
later became the leading players in the high-tech revolution.
During the robust merger and acquisition activity of the 1980s, Lehman
Brothers advised companies such as Chrysler, American Motors, General
Foods, Philip Morris and Hoffman-LaRoche on expanding domestic and international
operations.
In the mid-1980s, breakthrough research in the life sciences introduced
the biotech era, revolutionizing the healthcare industry. Lehman Brothers
assisted a number of new businesses in obtaining the capital needed to
fund research and development. A leading advisor to the healthcare sector,
the Firm worked with major pharmaceutical companies during the international
consolidation and globalization of the industry. |
