had been defined. The New York Times in 1987 reported that In the 1990s, the dominance of the bulge bracket firms was globalizing. In 2001 The New York Times reported that "The real battle for the bulge bracket is taking place in Europe." Modern list, post-COVID As of 2020, the Corporate Finance Institute, a Canadian financial analyst certification organization, as well as Wall Street Oasis, an online investment banking and finance forum, listed the following investment banks as bulge bracket banks: Bank of America Barclays Citigroup Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Other uses By extension, the international business world refers to service providers as "bulge bracket" such as "bulge bracket law firms" when they are capable of servicing global clients thanks to their global presence. Just like bulge bracket banks, bulge bracket service providers have a strong presence in all three of the world's major regions: The Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. See also List of investment banks Primary dealer References Investment banks