Remove Communication Remove Credit Risk Remove Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

Barry Ritholtz

To their credit, JP Morgan has aggressively moved back into what some people used to call, you know, middle merchant banking or middle market banking. Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group. Melissa Smith, Melissa Smith : Thank you so much for having me. It’s a pleasure to be here.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.

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Transcript: Ken Kencel

Barry Ritholtz

Ken was there at the beginning of the private credit markets when he was working at Drexel. You start at Drexel in the M&A group, what was that, like? This is really a fascinating story. I found this conversation really to be absolutely a master class and totally fascinating, and I think you will as well. It was a great time.