Tech geeks venture into Goldman Sachs' world of M&As
New York
TECHNOLOGY whizzes who helped Goldman Sachs eliminate hundreds of trading jobs over the past few years are venturing into the bank's flagship mergers and acquisitions (M&A) business, making some junior bankers uneasy.
A team of 75 programmers, internally referred to as "strats", has been developing technology to make Goldman's elite dealmakers more productive. That team within investment banking has doubled in size since 2014, when long-time tech banker George Lee was appointed chief information officer for the investment banking division.
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