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1980s - Present
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2008:
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J.P. Morgan plays an important role in helping manage the credit crisis through the acquisition of Bear Stearns.
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2001:
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Following the merger of Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan in 2000, the two firms' private banking businesses in Switzerland merge, taking the name JPMorgan (Suisse).
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1989:
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. opens a branch in Zurich and also opens J.P. Morgan Financial Markets Ltd.
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1984:
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Chase Manhattan opens a full-service branch in Geneva, in addition to a representative branch and a subsidiary bank.
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1983:
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Chemical Bank expands its operation in Switzerland, opening a second branch in Geneva. This branch closes in the late 1980s.
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1982:
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J.P. Morgan forms Morgan Guaranty (Switzerland) Ltd., a finance company that also engages in underwriting.
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1980:
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J.P. Morgan establishes a wholly-owned subsidiary bank in Geneva called J.P. Morgan (Suisse) S.A.
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1940s - 1970s
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1973:
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Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co, a predecessor firm, opens a branch in Zurich.
The First National Bank of Chicago, a predecessor firm, forms a subsidiary based in Geneva to co-manage Swiss franc bond issues and to broaden the bank's Eurobond trading activities.
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1971:
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J.P. Morgan establishes Morgan Guaranty Investment Services S.A. in Geneva, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to furnish investment advisory services to individuals and institutions outside the United States.
Chemical Bank opens a branch in Zurich.
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1970:
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The First National Bank of Chicago, a predecessor firm, opens a full-service branch in Geneva. The branch closes in 1992.
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1969:
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Chase Manhattan forms a new bank in Geneva, a wholly-owned subsidiary, The Chase Manhattan Bank (Switzerland).
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. establishes a branch in Zurich.
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1966:
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Chase Manhattan acquires a 75% interest in Osterreichische Privat-und Kommercial Bank. In 1969 Chase purchases the remaining 25% and renames the bank Osterreichische Kommerzialbank.
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1964:
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Chase Manhattan opens a representative branch in Geneva.
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1961:
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Morgan Guaranty opens a representative office in Frankfurt, which becomes a full-service branch in 1965.
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1960:
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The firm obtains an unrestricted license to offer all the banking services of a universal bank anywhere in the Federal Republic.
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1947:
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Chase reopens in Germany — this time with branches in Frankfurt and Stuttgart. This is the first foreign bank branch to open in Germany after WWII.
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1900s - 1930s
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1928:
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Chase opens a representative office in Berlin, which closes during WWII.
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1920:
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Guaranty Trust Co., a predecessor firm, creates the first German ADR.
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1799 - 1890s
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1848:
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The Waterbury Bank opens, a predecessor of the Chase Manhattan Bank.
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1824:
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The Chemical Bank is established.
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1799:
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The Manhattan Company, the firm's earliest predecessor institution, is chartered.
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