The Bank of the Manhattan Company, which originated as a historic water company and commercial bank founded by Aaron Burr in New York City, underwent a monumental corporate evolution through a series of massive mergers. It combined with the Chase National Bank to form the Chase Manhattan Bank, creating a dominant financial powerhouse. Decades later, Chase Manhattan merged further with J.P. Morgan & Co. to establish JPMorgan Chase & Co., completely absorbing the legacy Manhattan Company brand identity into one of the largest modern global banking institutions operating today.