Top Investment Banking News for 09/14/2008



Tough talk, but now Lehman has run out of road - guardian.co.uk

BBC News

Tough talk, but now Lehman has run out of road
guardian.co.uk, UK - 18 hours ago
HSBC, still one of the strongest, is keen to expand in investment banking; but its history suggests that will be done organically rather than buying an .
Bank of America leads race to win troubled Lehman this weekend Daily Mail
Lehman Bond Underwriting Plunges With Stock Dive: Chart of Day Bloomberg
Mixed News Tanks Lehman Forbes
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Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman - Washington Post

ABC News

Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman
Washington Post, United States - 9 hours ago
An investment banking official said Bank of America Corp. and Britain's Barclays Plc have emerged as the front runners for Lehman Brothers after a possible .
Lehman Brothers fights for survival Telegraph.co.uk
A timeline of Lehman Brothers' recent history International Herald Tribune
Lehman's 158-year run on Wall Street set to come to abrupt end Independent
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Deutsche urged to move away from investment banking (eFinancial News)
Analysts have urged Deutsche Bank to shift the focus of its business away from its investment banking division and diversify into more EURstable businessesEUR as the German bank last night confirmed it was in EURadvanced discussionsEUR to buy a stake in Deutsche Postbank...

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewiss quip last year that he had had EURall the fun I could standEUR in investment banking is . (eFinancial News)
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewiss quip last year that he had had EURall the fun I could standEUR in investment banking is the kind of remark that can haunt a CEO for years. We filed it right away under EURfamous last words.EUR..

Why Lehman wants BofA - CNNMoney.com

Why Lehman wants BofA
CNNMoney.com - Sep 12, 2008
Traditionally, bankers at JP Morgan or the old Citibank looked at investment bank executives as capital-consuming gamblers intent only on maximizing their .
Report: Bank of America is mulling Lehman Brothers deal Bizjournals.com
Lehman rescue hopes rise, BofA seen as suitor Forbes
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Major Financial Players Map Out Lehman Options
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- Senior federal officials seeking to resolve the fate of Lehman Brothers met Saturday with top Wall Street executives to craft the details of at least three scenarios to save, sell or liquidate the ailing investment ...

NEW YORK: Investment bank talks said to stall over finance (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The field of potential buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday, but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment bank's future were at loggerheads over how to finance the rescue...

Head of Barclays Capital Bob Diamond in US to lead Lehman bid
BARCLAYS is considering taking part in a EURclub rescueEUR of Lehman Brothers, the stricken American investment bank. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com...

Bank of America, Barclays look to aide Lehman Brothers, but no . - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Bank of America, Barclays look to aide Lehman Brothers, but no .
New York Daily News, NY - 9 hours ago
The investment banking official, who asked not to be named, said the investment houses were balking at paying to polish up Lehman's balance sheet so Bank of .
Lehman in freefall on faltering deal hopes Scotsman
Barclays Bank in talks over bargain basement deal for Lehman Brothers Times Online
Sunday newspaper round-up: Barclays/Lehman Brothers, XL Leisure . ShareCast
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Brunton Vineyards engages Spartan Securities as investment banking advisor (Drinks Business Review)
Brunton Vineyards Holdings, a wine company, has engaged Spartan Securities Group to advise it on investment banking matters as the company reclaims its fully-reporting status with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Lehman talks extend to third day (Reuters)
Regulators and bankers failed on Saturday to reach a deal to end the crisis at investment bank Lehman Brothers , and emergency talks were extended to a third day as authorities seek to calm jittery financial markets. ...

Home Shopping Latino Retains JPC Investment Group for Investment Banking Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MIAMI----Home Shopping Latino, Inc. , a Spanish TV network covering North America, today announced that they are retaining JPC Investments Group, LLC., an Atlanta-based investment banking company, as the Company's financial advisor to support HSPL's aggressive growth strategies, including raising additional capital as needed...

A Life Vest for Lehman
The investment banking group at Lehman may not be as attractive since the industry is downsizing its workforce and BofA already has a solid footing in the banking sector. However, I think that Barclays could benefit from the experience ...

Two deal-makers and an unconventional Chinese bureaucrat - Financial Times

Telegraph.co.uk

Two deal-makers and an unconventional Chinese bureaucrat
Financial Times, UK - 17 hours ago
Reeling from his own setbacks on Wall Street, Mr Lewis, said: "I've had all the fun I can stand in investment banking at the moment. .
Lehman shares slide on Paulson bailout reluctance guardian.co.uk
Barclays considers Lehman Brothers bid Telegraph.co.uk
HEARD ON THE STREET Wall Street Journal
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What's worth saving at Lehman Brothers? - The Associated Press

Wall Street Journal

What's worth saving at Lehman Brothers?
The Associated Press - 19 hours ago
The company has leadership positions in stock and bond sales and trading, investment banking, and managing money for wealthy people and institutions. .
Lehman is Toxic at Any Price Seeking Alpha
Beginning of the end as Lehman Brothers overhaul set out Telegraph.co.uk
Lehman Bros. puts itself up for sale San Francisco Chronicle
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Wachovia lands big-fish CFO, but could be on hook for $22M
Bank manages to lure David Zwiener from Carlyle Group. To get him, the board had to offer up some substantial incentive$...

Hurricane Season for Investment Banks - RGE Monitor

Hurricane Season for Investment Banks
RGE Monitor, NY - 19 hours ago
The tendency of big investment banks to create havoc in the markets through their ability to turbocharge the use of leverage and financial innovation to .
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Germany urges US to find Lehman Brothers solution - The Associated Press

Sioux City Journal

Germany urges US to find Lehman Brothers solution
The Associated Press - Sep 13, 2008
Analysts say other financial firms may swallow portions of Lehman's investment banking or bond trading business. Considering the firm's deep financial .
ECOFIN: EU Policymakers Worried About Shaky Financial Mkts CNNMoney.com
US officials, Wall St. execs plan Lehman rescue MarketWatch
Emergency talks resume on Lehman and markets Gulf Times
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Barclays mulls bid for Lehman Brothers as Hank Paulson begs banks . - Telegraph.co.uk

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Barclays mulls bid for Lehman Brothers as Hank Paulson begs banks .
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago
Efforts to secure capital infusions are now more complicated because of the deep scars on the balance sheets of many investment banks. .
If Lehman fails, would you feel it? Los Angeles Times
A Lehman Refugee Joins Merrill Wall Street Journal
DJ UPDATE: Lehman, Financials Fall On Lack Of Sale Confirmation Onet.pl
Euro Week - guardian.co.uk
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Long-time exec leaving BofA investment bank (The Charlotte Observer)
Long-time Bank of America Corp. capital markets executive Tom White is retiring to form an investment management company focused on EURdistressed credit opportunities,micro finance, andphilanthropic start-ups,EUR the bank told employees earlier this week. "Over his 14 years at our company, Tom has helped lead the growth of our investment banking and capital markets platform from a fledgling ...

UBS Investment Bank appoints new head of US communications banking (Banking Business Review)
UBS Investment Bank has announced that John Metz will join its investment bank department as managing director and head of US communications banking within the firms technology banking group...

Deutsche Bank to expand investment banking in Russia (EARTHtimes.org)
Frankfurt- Deutsche Bank said Thursday it would expand its investment-banking operations in Russia, buying 40 per cent of UFG Invest, a Russian funds company. In a joint statement in Frankfurt and Moscow, they said the existing Deutsche funds company...

"The Unholy Alliance Of Banks And US Taxpayers"
An investment banking official said Bank of America Corp. and Britain's Barclays Plc have emerged as the front runners for Lehman Brothers after a possible cash injection from its rival Wall Street banks and brokerages. ...

The global investment banking fee pool has shrunk by nearly a third since the onset of the credit crunch a year ago, . (eFinancial News)
The global investment banking fee pool has shrunk by nearly a third since the onset of the credit crunch a year ago, and is unlikely to improve this year, according to an analysis of the market for wholesale banking services...

Wall Street on red alert over Lehman crisis
WALL Street was on high alert this weekend as fears grew that US investment bank Lehman Brothers may fail to find a buyer to save the ailing institution, sending further shock RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com...

Emergency meeting on Lehman rescue resumes - The Associated Press

Boston Globe

Emergency meeting on Lehman rescue resumes
The Associated Press - 21 hours ago
Shares of investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. also lost 12.3 percent. Lehman Brothers and AIG are the top priorities, said the investment banking .
Video: Ike Threatens Wall of Water Toward Houston AssociatedPress
Govt, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman WZTV
Lehman Races to Find a Buyer Wall Street Journal
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Banking & Finance: IFC threatens to cancel bond issuance (BusinessWorld Online)
THE International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, has threatened to abandon its planned five-year bond float if the government insists on imposing a levy on its peso-denominated debt papers...

Barclays mulls bid for Lehman Brothers as Hank Paulson begs banks .
Barclays was last night considering a direct plea from Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, to assemble a cut-price rescue bid for Lehman Brothers, the investment bank which has become the latest victim of the global financial ...

Gov't, Wall St. Race To Save Lehman
The field of possible buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment bank's future were at loggerheads over how to finance the rescue. RSS feeds and News widgets on ...



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