This week we chat with Kathryn Dick, Managing Director, Promontory Financial Group. Kathy advises clients on regulatory issues, risk management, and capital market activities. Prior to Promontory, Kathy had a 26-year tenure at the Office of the Controller of the Currency.  The Lead Left: Kathy, you’ve had an extensive career in bank regulations. How did…

This week we continue our conversation with Adrian Docherty, who heads up BNP Paribas’ Bank Advisory team. His team helps banks who are customers and counterparties of BNP Paribas to improve their management of risk, capital, funding, liquidity and profitability. He is also the author of Better Banking: Understanding and Addressing the Failures in Risk…

This week we chat with Adrian Docherty, who heads up BNP Paribas’ Bank Advisory team. His team helps banks who are customers and counterparties of BNP Paribas to improve their management of risk, capital, funding, liquidity and profitability. He is also the author of Better Banking: Understanding and Addressing the Failures in Risk Management, Governance…

This week we continue our conversation with Neil Cummings, G. Thomas Stromberg and Richard Levin, partners at Jenner Block, an international firm with offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. The Lead Left: Can last out lenders acquire first out debt? Neil Cummings: Yes. Typically, last out lenders can purchase first…

This week we chat with Neil Cummings, G. Thomas Stromberg and Richard Levin, partners at Jenner Block, an international firm with offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. Lead Left: Gentlemen, you have written extensively about the legal issues surrounding the unitranche agreement among lenders. Could you give us a quick…

This week we continue our conversation with Josh Lerner, the Chair of the Entrepreneurship Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor at Harvard Business School. He has recently been named one of the 100 most influential people in private equity over the past decade by Private Equity International magazine. He currently serves as Vice Chair…

This week we chat with Josh Lerner, the Chair of the Entrepreneurship Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor at Harvard Business School. He has recently been named one of the 100 most influential people in private equity over the past decade by Private Equity International magazine. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the…

This week we continue our conversation with Mickey D. Levy, chief economist of the Americas and Asia, Berenberg Capital Markets. Mickey is a long-standing member of the Shadow Open Market Committee and conducts research on a wide range of global economic, financial and policy issues.   Second of two parts – View part one The Lead Left: Separate from…

This week we chat with Mickey D. Levy, chief economist of the Americas and Asia, Berenberg Capital Markets. Mickey is a long-standing member of the Shadow Open Market Committee and conducts research on a wide range of global economic, financial and policy issues.    The Lead Left: Mickey, we seem to be at an inflection point…

This week we continue our conversation with William P. Brady, a partner in the Corporate Department of Proskauer. He is also a member of the Finance Group as well as the Multi-Tranche Finance Group. Bill is a thought leader on unitranche financings and speaks at various junior capital, multi-tranche finance and related finance conferences and…