| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs) is a bank holding company and global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides services worldwide to corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Its activities are divided into three segments: Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments, and Asset Management and Securities Services. On December 11, 2007, Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, a sub-prime mortgage investor, completed the sale of its Litton Loan Servicing business to Goldman Sachs. In May 2008, MBF Healthcare Partners, LP and Goldman Sachs announced the acquisition of OMNI Home Care (OMNI), a provider of skilled nursing and therapy home healthcare services. MBF Healthcare Partners, LP and Goldman Sachs will share joint ownership of OMNI. In June 2008, its division, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, and Cordova, Smart & Williams, LLC announced the acquisition of H2O Plus, LLC. |