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Mortgage underwriter tells all about WaMu

November 2, 2008 — 10:02am ET | By Jim Kim
"At WaMu it wasn't about the quality of the loans; it was about the numbers. They didn't care if we were giving loans to people that didn't qualify. Instead, it was 'How many loans did you guys close... Read more...

Boutiques, top firms co-exist in restructuring business

July 25, 2008 — 8:00am ET | By Jim Kim
TheDeal.com notes that investment bankers were once precluded by law from representing a client company in bankruptcy court. That left much of the restructuring business to boutiques, who continue to... Read more...

A way to end the auction rates securities mess?

May 5, 2008 — 6:59am ET
It's so easy to forget about the auction rate securities mess. But the fact remains that more than $300 billion remains tied up in this near-frozen market. Issuers, lots of municipalities and... Read more...

UBS in hot seat with big bet

November 6, 2007 — 7:59am ET
While the big guns in the industry are saddled with lots of "hung" leveraged loans, smaller players may be sensing a rare opportunity. Consider UBS. It took relatively small write downs on its... Read more...

Morgan Stanley makes a league table move

October 1, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Looks like the John Mack era might prove to be a very good one. It has moved into the top spot in the equity capital ranking and into the no. 2 spot in mergers and acquisitions, behind only Goldman... Read more...

First Data terms still not inked

September 14, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the many investment banks on the hook for First Data financing have still not finalized terms for the sale of about $14 billion in loans. Not sure what the exact kinks... Read more...

Surprise. The top merger advisor really is...

August 6, 2007 — 6:59am ET
We noted recently that when it comes to financial sponsor-backed IPOs, the choice of underwriter seems to be Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Interactive Brokers IPO

May 3, 2007 — 8:01pm ET
Interactive Brokers is going public in a Dutch auction via WR Hambrecht's OpenIPO process. This is the largest such offering since the Morningside deal. HSBC is also an underwriter. Read more...

Merrill aims to rebuild in high-yield market

April 10, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Merrill Lynch has once again become something of a go-to player in high-yield bonds. About four years ago, it was languishing, not even ranking in the top ten. Since then, it has recommitted to... Read more...

Is Blackstone worth $40 billion?

March 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The question is at the top of everyone's mind. Rumors have circulated that the reason Goldman Sachs is not an underwriter in the Read more...

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