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The Atlas Group established Atlas Investment Bank in 1990 as a joint venture between Atlas Group and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Japan. With an associated company, Atlas Lease Limited formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the Atlas Group, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Japan and the National Investment Trust, Pakistan was merged into the Bank in February, 2002. After the merger, the shares of the joint venture partners were taken over by the Group. The head office of the Bank is situated in Karachi with branch offices in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad.

Prudential plc is an international retail financial services group. Its products include retail products, which include annuities, corporate pensions, with-profits and unit-linked bonds, savings and investments, protection, equity release and health insurance, and wholesale products, which include bulk annuities and annuity back-books. The Company’s primary segments are long-term business, banking, and broker-dealer and fund management. In May 2007, the Company completed the sale of Egg Banking plc (Egg) to Citigroup Inc.

Merrill Lynch is one of the world's largest stock brokerage houses, with offices in 38 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.8 trillion. The company's 2006 revenues were $ 34.6 billion.

The company's logo is the famous bull. The company offers diverse financial services.

Of the major investment banks, Merrill is the most active in serving as a brokerage for individual investors.