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March 3, 2008
HSBC to Writedown $17.2 Billion; Pressured to Sell U.S. Business Unit - HSBC Finance
Analysis of: HSBC Bad Debts Hit 8.7 Billion Pounds | www.reuters.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
The U.S. subprime market crisis has affected another bank, HSBC, who will take a $17.2 billion writedown in losses for 2007, however, not all the news is bad for HSBC. HSBC sold its HSBC France bank branches to Banque Populaire for $3.2 billion. Rumors were rampant that HSBC wanted to sell HSBC France...
March 3, 2008
MasterCard’s coherent global structure is a material advantage over Visa’s federation
Analysis of: IPO Approaching, Visa on Separate Path from Rival | www.americanbanker.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
On the eve of Visa Inc.’s IPO, there are important differences between it and MasterCard in terms of global coherence, size, system architecture, management and legal liability exposure. Net, over the long haul MasterCard’s unitary structure should enable it to grow volume, transactions and therewith...
March 3, 2008
While Visa Inc's payment network is a magnificent asset, its IPO won't be a bargain
Analysis of: Subdued Vista for Visa's IPO | online.barrons.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Visa Inc.'s IPO, unlike MasterCard's, will be fairly and fully priced. Nonetheless, it is a compelling story with a huge opportunity to improve operating margins, in important respects more attractive than MasterCard and in others tangibly inferior.
March 3, 2008
United Technologies Goes Public With $3.0 Billion Bid for Diebold
Analysis of: United Tech Makes Bid for ATM Maker Diebold | www.reuters.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
UTX has made an unsolicited bid for ATM manufacturer Diebold for approximately $3.0 billion in an all cash offer. UTX believes Diebold would benefit from its "international presence and disciplined operating systems." UTX has been pursuing Diebold for the last two years, however, Diebold's management...
February 29, 2008
CME Group Eyeing NYMEX For $11 Billion But the DOJ Could Hamper the Deal
Analysis of: Nymex stakes in other exchanges a factor in talks with CME | www.marketwatch.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
CME Group and NYMEX have entered into an exclusive negotiating period until 3.15.08, to conduct due diligence and to determine if a merger between to the two exchanges is doable. CME Group is proposing a cash and stock deal worth $11 billion, however, the DOJ is calling for the separation of clearing...
February 29, 2008
Visa Ups the Stakes With $19 Billion IPO Which Is Expected To Shatter U.S. IPOs On Record
Analysis of: IPO REPORT: Visa Would Be Richest-ever U.S. IPO At Nearly $19 Billion | www.smartmoney.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
Visa's much anticipated IPO could shatter the current Top 10 U.S. IPOs on record and go down in history as the largest U.S. IPO if Visa's share price hits its target price of $37 to $42 per share. Visa is facing a sluggish market that is hampered by the U.S. credit crunch. Visa is hoping to usurp its...
February 28, 2008
Credit Squeeze Release Valves Open Wider
Analysis of: Merchant Cash Advances Open Doors | www.greensheet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
An upswing in the merchant cash advance business is just one of the ways a need for cash in the small business sector is met and banks may be happy right now to let this business slide off their plate.  But with the small business sector continuing to outpace the market in terms of real growth,...
Art GillisFebruary 28, 2008
If I were the CFO of a bank tech services company, I would.......
Analysis of: Collaboration Is Job One | www.banktech.com
Author: Art Gillis, President, Computer Based Solutions, Inc.
You can fill in the rest of that title statement as you see fit.  The reason I am writing this analysis is because clear-thinking investment analysts believe that when banks are in trouble, they will cut back on tech spending, among other expenses.  That’s a logical position to take, at least...
Bill BradwayFebruary 25, 2008
Ready or Not: Here Comes Banco Wal*Mart
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Gets Its Bank - in Mexico | money.cnn.com
Author: Bill Bradway, Founder & Managing Director, Bradway Research, LLC
In November 2007, Wal-Mart de México (WMT) opened its first consumer bank, Banco Wal*Mart, in Toluca – an industrial town near Mexico City. The company plans to launch 80 more branches by the end of 2008. Will this initiative be successful? Will the established Mexican banking community suffer...
February 19, 2008
Goldman Sachs & THL Provides MoneyGram the Capital to Stay Afloat In Exchange for 63% Stake
Analysis of: Goldman bolsters MoneyGram bailout | www.financialnews-us.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
The "Investors" (Thomas Lee Partners & Goldman Sachs) will provide MoneyGram, the 2nd largest non-bank money transfer owner/operator with the capital to strengthen its balance sheet in exchange for a 63% equity stake. MoneyGram was approached by Euronet Worldwide in December 2007 with an unsolicited...

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