Salomon Brothers, founded in 1910, was once one of the largest Wall Street bulge bracket financial service companies. In 1981 ... , it was acquired by Phibro Corporation and became known as Phibro-Salomon. In 1997, the bank merged with Smith Barney, a subsidiary of Travelers Group to form Salomon Smith Barney. Immediately following, the bank merged with Citigroup, where Salomon Smith Barney served as the investment banking arm. In 2003, the Citigroup name was adopted. Read more: Salomon Brothers http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/salomon-brothers.asp#ixzz4luLaVxWj read more