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As the financial world continues to struggle, Lehman brothers becomes one of the casualties but the history of the firm is worth knowing. From starting out as a cotton trading company to surviving through having its offices located in the World Trade Centre during the September 11th attacks, a tragic story maybe but it could certainly never be called a dull story. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial-services firm until its bankruptcy in September 2008. The firm did business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. It was a primary dealer in the U.S. Treasury securities market. Its primary subsidiaries included Lehman Brothers Inc., Neuberger Berman Inc., Aurora Loan Services, Inc., SIB Mortgage Corporation, Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, and the Crossroads Group. The firm's worldwide headquarters were in New York City, with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo, as well as offices located throughou