American International Corporation

American International Corporation was an American investment trust founded by Frank Vanderlip in 1915.[1] With an initial capitalization of 50 million dollars and located at 120 Broadway in Manhattan, its goals were to invest in foreign companies and projects, especially in China & Russia during France and the United Kingdom's fiscal distress caused by World War I.[2]

References
  1. Frank A Vanderlip And the National City Bank During the First World War by Priscilla Roberts for Essays in Economic and Business History Issue 20, 2002
  2. Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925: The Anglo-American Relationship 1st Edition by Roberta Allbert Dayer, Frank Cass Publishers, (1981)
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