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The institution known as J.P. Morgan Bank is the commercial and investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a global financial services holding company. The firm's deep roots trace back to 1871, when financier John Pierpont Morgan and Anthony Drexel established the merchant bank Drexel, Morgan & Co., which was later renamed J.P. Morgan & Co. This predecessor firm became a dominant force on Wall Street, instrumental in financing and consolidating major American industries, including the formation of corporations like General Electric and U.S. Steel, and famously organizing a syndicate to avert the Panic of 1907. The present-day entity, JPMorgan Chase & Co., was officially formed in 2000 following the merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. and Chase Manhattan Corporation. It is a publicly traded American multinational banking institution (NYSE: JPM) and is currently the largest bank in the United States by assets and a globally systemically important financial institution.

In the Indian financial system, J.P. Morgan has a significant and long-standing presence, with operations dating back to correspondent relationships in 1919 and the opening of a representative office by Chase National Bank in 1945. The firm opened its first full branch in Mumbai in 1999 and established a major global service center in the city in 2002 to support its worldwide operations. As a strategic partner to Indian corporations and financial institutions, J.P. Morgan plays a key role in the country’s financial transformation by providing commercial and investment banking solutions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, custody services, and payments. It has been a consistent facilitator of capital, helping Indian corporations raise billions of dollars through domestic and international offerings, thereby cementing its significance as a leading foreign investment bank in the nation.