Top Investment Banking News for 05/31/2009



Bill Clinton, on His Economic Legacy - New York Times

Bill Clinton, on His Economic Legacy
New York Times, United States
Perhaps the strongest piece of evidence in its favor is that the first institutions to collapse, like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, had not combined standard banking and investment banking. Some firms that did combine the two, especially JP Morgan .
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Deal Journal Video: The Dark Arts of Investment Banking - Deal .
Is putting together the big M&A deal, an art or a science? In his column, Dennis Berman notes the odd (or maybe not so odd) fact that many M&A deals are struck near a stock's 52-week high...

Some financial stocks are prime for investment, experts say - Chicago Tribune

Some financial stocks are prime for investment, experts say
Chicago Tribune, United States
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is still a renowned global investment banking firm but now reorganized as a bank holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve. Although a capital infusion from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. eases fears about its future, .
Government To Tap TARP? Forbes
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Fortress to Invest $450 Million in Bank With Partners - Bloomberg

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Fortress to Invest $450 Million in Bank With Partners
Bloomberg
Regulators and government officials have expressed concerns over the consistency of rules surrounding private investment in banks. EURśThere is a need for private-equity investment in our banking system, but there must be clear rules for all of the .
Report: Former BofA exec to head Fla. bank The Business Journal of . Bizjournals.com
Private equity firms to invest in First Southern Reuters
Fortress storms a bank Blogging Buy Outs
RTT News - PR Newswire (press release)
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Why It's Time To Reform Investment Banking's League Tables | The .
A lack of transparency and overall credibility in so-called league tables for investment banks mean it's time for reform and standardization of the ranking...

Barclays co-chief US economist heads for BofA - Reuters

Barclays co-chief US economist heads for BofA
Reuters
It was also unclear when he will join Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the largest US bank's corporate and investment banking unit, or what his role will be there. The people close to the decision were given anonymity because Harris' move has not been .
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Taxpayers could lose out as banks get discount - Detroit Free Press

Taxpayers could lose out as banks get discount
Detroit Free Press, United States
Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat and chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, said Friday in a letter to Geithner that warrants were part of TARP so that taxpayers could be compensated for the risks they .
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Investment banking firm Lane Berry acquired by Raymond James .
Investment banking firm Lane Berry acquired by Raymond James Financial The investment banking and advisory company Lane Berry has been acquired by the St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial Inc - a diversified financial services ...

WSCFA - A leader in Investment Banking Training and Financial Modeling (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Wall Street Corporate Finance Academy (WSCFA) is a financial training firm designed to prepare students and professionals for careers in Finance (Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds and Real Estate). WSCFA offers Live Investment Banking Training, Corporate Training, University Training, Web Training and Resume/Interview Prep at the best value in the industry...

Khaleeji Commercial Bank provides US$25M banking facility for .
Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait, Ministries and Municipalities. Saad Group, Saudi Arabia, Investment Banking. Consolidated Contractors Company Oman, Oman, Construction and Design. National Bank of Abu Dhabi, UAE, Banking ...

Raymond James buys investment banking firm Lane Berry (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
Financial planning, investment banking and asset management company Raymond James Financial Inc. has acquired Lane Berry & Co., an investment banking and advisory firm. (RJF)..

Does actuarial science have to do with investment banking? | Hot .
No. Actuaries mostly work for insurance companies, calculating the risk. I've never heard of anyone majoring in investment banking, though. Usually you would major in finance to get into investment banking, which has a lot of other ...

Iran: Untapped foreign investment opportunity (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) -- A seminar entitled Foreign Investment in Iran was held at the Raizan Exhibition Center in Tehran yesterday. The Organization of Investment and Technical Assistance of Iran (OITAI) invited 120 companies from 15 countries to the seminar in order to facilitate foreign investment in Iran and familiarize potential investors with Iranian rules and regulations...

Broadpoint Expands Healthcare Investment Banking (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Broadpoint Capital, Inc., a broker-dealer subsidiary of Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc. , today announced that Geoffrey Harris has joined the firm's Investment Banking Division as a Managing Director...

One Bleak Outlook for Investment-Banking Fees - Deal Journal - WSJ
Investment-banking fees are likely to plunge nearly a quarter this year, with Europe, and Russia and the UK in particular, leading the decline, according to new research from financial consultant Freeman & Co...

We must be open about our banking problems (Financial Times)
As voters across Europe go to the polls to elect a new European parliament, we should ask what role the European Union has in responding to the financial crisis. We should attest to some achievements...

Khaleeji Commercial Bank provides US$25M banking facility for Bukhatir Investment, UAE (Zawya)
31 May 2009 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) announced that it has provided a US$ 25m banking facility for Bukhatir Investment Group to support expansion projects planned by the Group...

Saudi Billionaire With HSBC Stake Has Accounts Frozen - Bloomberg

Saudi Billionaire With HSBC Stake Has Accounts Frozen
Bloomberg
Ltd. is the investment and finance arm of the group, which holds listed debt and equity issues, funds and real estate, operating from offices in Bahrain and Geneva. The group also invests through Awal Bank, its Bahrain-based wholesale bank. .
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Wellington Financial Blog - News, Views & Purviews » Blog Archives .
Ted was previously Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions on the Investment Banking team. · Michael Boyd has been hired as Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for the Investment Banking team. ...

gm's Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support From Majority of Bondholders - Bloomberg

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gm's Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support From Majority of Bondholders
Bloomberg
. this thing up in bankruptcy and disagree, so it's a much smoother process if you have the major stakeholders all in agreement going into the bankruptcy,EURť said Len Blum, managing director at investment-banking firm Westwood Capital LLC in New York. .
Video: GM Bondholders Back New Offer Fox Business
GM Needs $40-$70 BILLION In Bankruptcy Financing (GM) The Business Insider
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Raymond James buys investment bank Lane Berry - Mass High Tech

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Raymond James buys investment bank Lane Berry
Mass High Tech,  USA
LLC, a middle-market investment banking and advisory firm based in Boston. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in a press release announcing the deal. Former Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette managing directors Frederick C. Lane and Robert M. Berry founded .
Raymond James Financial to acquire investment banking firm Lane Berry Tampabay.com
Raymond James buys Lane Berry, expands business svcs Reuters
Raymond James Financial Acquires Lane Berry International Banking Business Review
Private Equity Hub - The Daily Deal (subscription)
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Steering committee formed on The Investment Dar | Investment .
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Bahrain's KHCB provides $25m banking facility for UAE's Bukhatir Investment (MENAFN)
Bahrain's KHCB provides $25m banking facility for UAE's Bukhatir Investment..

'UAE remains top investment destination in the region' (Zawya)
31 May 2009 The investment environment of the UAE is healthy and remains the most attractive in the region and the Arab World, said the Minister of Economy yesterday...

Jumping the queue (Business Standard India)
Having spent nine years in investment banking, Neetu Bhatia was ready to start out on her own. A veteran i-banker, Bhatia has successfully executed several billion dollar deals with Time Warner, Google, Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Cingular, AT&T and others...

Credit Suisse Recruits Investment Banking Duo - Deal Journal - WSJ
Credit Suisse Group has hired a former vice chairman from Morgan Stanley and a co-head for France, as lenders free of state funding continue to hire investment bankers from rivals...

Eurazeo CEO: All Units Respecting Banking Covenants (Nasdaq)
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French investment company Eurazeo's (RF.FR) Chief Executive Patrick Sayer Friday said that all the company's units respect their banking covenants...

UBS CEO Defends Investment-Banker Pay Raises - Wall Street Journal

UBS CEO Defends Investment-Banker Pay Raises
Wall Street Journal
While he didn't mention which areas, Mr. GrĂĽbel highlights foreign exchange and equities elsewhere in the memo as good examples of healthy parts of UBS's investment bank, which has been rocked by over $50 billion in write-downs on illiquid securities. .
UBS Will Stick to Market-Level Salaries, Gruebel Tells Staff Bloomberg
UBS chief Oswald GrĂĽbel defends decision to raise the salaries of . Times Online
Gruebel rules out change in UBS policy of market-level salaries Wealth Bulletin
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Raymond James buys Lane Berry investment bank - Investment News
Mr. Lane, formerly chief executive of Lane Berry, joins Raymond James as vice chairman of investment banking and will work closely with Jim McDaniel and Dav Mosby, co-heads of the firms' investment-banking group. ...

Raymond James buys Lane Berry investment bank - InvestmentNews

Raymond James buys Lane Berry investment bank
InvestmentNews, NY
By Bruce Kelly Raymond James Financial Inc. has acquired a boutique investment bank to expand its reach in that business, following through on plans to scoop up acquisitions in the troubled market. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based brokerage firm last .
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