R.W. Pressprich & Co. Inaugural Conference 'Politics, Credit and Restructuring'
Keynote speakers Kenneth Langone and John Thain provide personal insight on leading topics
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- R.W. Pressprich & Co., a leading fixed income and equity broker-dealer headquartered in New York, today released a webcast of its October 14th Inaugural Credit Conference, "Politics, Credit and Restructuring."
Opening the conference was Keynote Speaker, Kenneth Langone, who was introduced by his close friend, Ed Rappa, Chairman of R.W. Pressprich. Langone provides personal anecdotes and insight into his own career, his political opinions, views on the role of religion and discrimination on Wall Street, and his current thoughts on the state of the marketplace. Closing Speaker, John Thain, provides valuable insight into CIT, their various businesses and products in Corporate Finance, Trade Finance, Transportation Finance, and Vendor Finance. He discusses his role in restructuring CIT, the benefits and challenges of bankruptcy, CIT's significant priorities and achievements in 2010, and their successful first lien re-financing. Finally, Thain discusses his opinions and insight on the U.S. small and middle markets, predictions on unemployment and more.
The Inaugural Conference was well-attended with over 200 industry leaders, at which three expert panels discussed relevant topics, including: "Aviation Finance: Markets, Risks and Opportunities" featuring Jeff Golbus, Managing Director, RWP; Clay Smith, Managing Director, RWP; and JiHoon Hong, Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP. A second Panel titled "Perspective: Bankruptcy and Reorganization" featured panelists Steven Antinelli, Managing Director, Rothschild & Co; Michael Torkin, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP; and James Garrity, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Brian Fox, Managing Director, Alix Partners; and Michael Lipsky, Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. Finally, a third Panel titled, "Financial Reform: Banks, Brokers and Hedge Funds" was discussed by Brian Charles, Managing Director, RWP; Christopher Mears, Principal-in-Charge of NY Metro Financial Services, Rothstein, Kass & CO., P.C.; and Joe Anastasio, Senior Client Partner, Capco.
The complete webcast and presentation slides are now available on www.pressprich.com
About R.W. Pressprich & Co.
R.W. Pressprich & Co. (www.pressprich.com) is an independent fixed income broker dealer based in New York with branch offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, New Hampshire and California. R.W. Pressprich trades the full spectrum of credit products and selected equity securities and offers sophisticated research services to institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe. A member of FINRA, the firm is 20 years old with approximately 110 employees.
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