Greenberg: 1978–1993 James Cayne: 1993–2008 Alan Schwartz: 2008 Major shareholders The largest Bear Stearns shareholders as of December 2007 were: Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss – 9.73% Joseph C. Lewis – 9.36% Morgan Stanley – 5.37% James Cayne – 4.94% Legg Mason Capital Management – 4.84% Private Capital Management – 4.49% Barclays Global Investors – 3.10% State Street Global Advisors – 3.01% The Vanguard Group – 2.67% Janus Capital Management – 2.34% See also Primary dealer Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Bear Stearns Merchant Banking References Further reading William Cohan, House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, 2010. External links JPMorgan Securities home page Frontline: Inside the Meltdown Analysis—The Bear Stearns Rescue The New York Times Timeline of Bear Stearns' history Bloomberg: JPMorgan Chase to Buy Bear Stearns for $240 Million J.P. Morgan Buys Bear in Fire Sale, As Fed Widens Credit to Avert Crisis - WSJ JPMorgan Chase 1923 establishments in New York (state) 2000s economic history 2008 mergers and acquisitions 2008 disestablishments in New York (state) American companies established in 1923 Financial services companies established in 1923 Banks established in 1923 Financial services companies disestablished in 2008 Banks disestablished in 2008 Companies based in New York City Former investment banks of the United States Investment management companies of the United States