Founded in 1957 in Santa Clara, California, Fairchild was among the earliest firms to successfully manufacture transistors and integrated circuits.
In the 1980s Allen & Company was one of the earliest firms to develop an expertise in, and reap huge rewards from, corporate takeovers.
Cloud enthusiasts like JP Rangaswami, chief science officer at Salesforce.com, one of the earliest firms to bet on the cloud, wants companies to ditch their legacy systems much faster.
JPMorgan Chase, one of the earliest firms to repay TARP loans is another example, managing to grow its assets per share by 28% after acquiring Bear Stearns and the assets of Washington Mutual in 2008.
Notes taken by a broker at that earlier firm, after meeting with Mrs. Cohen at her San Diego home, stated that she "confuses easily".
A week earlier, firm in the belief that meaning can be wrung from all experiences, I'd arranged to spend a night in the house where Trump was conceived and lived, from infancy to age four.
While China is still believed to possess chemical weapons, the officials said, the new review concludes that current intelligence is not sufficient to support an earlier firm judgment that those weapons have been deployed with military units.
The £28m striker, who had an early firm effort well held by Allan McGregor, had a shot blocked by Dawson as Everton pushed for a late winner.
Left unsaid: Bradley, 52, is also a licensed stockbroker who, with an earlier firm, paid $16,915 to settle a 1994 client complaint alleging she didn't fully explain a risky investment.
