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Study Group: Structured Finance Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 378

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.

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Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATESPaul Equale

President
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection...

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Amanda Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Afinia Capital GroupAmanda Atkins

Chief Executive Officer
Afinia Capital Group
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Amanda Atkins is the CEO of Afinia Capital Group. Afinia is backed by Deutsche Bank, Eos and Atkins Capital and assists insurance companies release capital and streamline mature or discontinued liabilities. Concurrently, she is the CEO of Atkins Capital, a consulting firm which provides financial,strategic...

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Scott Carnahan, General Partner, Carnahan Black Pearl LPScott Carnahan

General Partner
Carnahan Black Pearl LP
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Scott Carnahan is Principal at Carnahan Black Pearl, an accounting consulting firm, and was previously a Partner in the Structured Finance Group and a National Director of Advisory Services with KPMG. Scott has more than 24 years of experience serving the financial services industry. He has advised...

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Robert Mochwart

FormerChief Risk & Credit Officer
Popular Financial Holdings, Inc
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Robert Mochwart is a dynamic and strategy-minded leader. Until March 2008, he was the Chief Risk and Credit Officer for Popular Financial Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $44 billion financial holding company Popular, Inc. Popular is a diversified financial services provider with operations...

George Lee

Principal
Beyondbond
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George Lee is currently Principal at Beyondbond, a leading financial solutions provider for the fixed income markets. From July 2006 - February 2008, he was Managing Director of Capital Markets at Capmark Finance, where he managed pricing and distribution of proprietary lending products in all lending...

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John Salomone

Managing Director
Structured Finance International, LLC
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John Salomone is the Founder and Managing Director of Structured Finance International, Florida based boutique investment and merchant bank, specializing in all forms of asset and corporate finance, including equipment finance, trade and receivable finance, project finance, vendor finance and realestate...

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James McMahon, President, JM Bear AdvisorsJames McMahon

President
JM Bear Advisors
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James McMahon is the President at JM Bear Advisors and offers over 30 years of senior management & senior credit officer expertise in consumer, business, commercial C&I, CRE/DRE & Retail Real Estate lending within the banking, thrift, credit union & consumer finance industry. His expertise is in all...

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Justin Hupet, CFA

Consultant
Justin Hupet
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Justin Hupet is a Canada based independent Consultant specializing in capital markets, investment, and financial and business services consultancy to institutional asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, and broker/dealers; as well as financial intermediation, divestitures, and corporate...

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At Best, an Incremental Step In the Right Direction

November 6, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

CMBS Savior? Developers Diversified Deal Is Nearer | online.wsj.com

The pending Developers Diversified ("DDR") transaction represents, at best, a marginal step in the right direction with respect to getting the CMBS machine back on track. The successful launch of a new CMBS transaction, and placement of the related bonds should be considered a victory given the dearth...

The Current Real Estate Downturn is Different

November 4, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Real Estate Downturn of the Early ’90s Differs From Today’s Crash In Important Ways | nreionline.com

Unlike prior downturns where economic weakness compounded with addition of recently completed property supply contributed to commercial real estate downturn, the current downturn has been fueled by excessive use of creative debt financing. The unwinding of creative leverage will take longer than previously...

We know why Geithner isn't Worried about the Banks problems with CRE Credit

November 2, 2009

Robert Canter, President-Founder, Performance Realty Solutions, LLC

Banks Get New Rules on Property | online.wsj.com

Last Week Secretary Geithner said "Commercial Real Estate Woes Won't Spark Crisis"Of course we now know why he isn't worried! It's called  Systematic "Extend and Pretend".

Japan Consumer Finance Regulation Faces Final Hurdle

November 1, 2009

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Safe Harbour Japan K.K.

Govt May Backtrack On Tighter Moneylender Regulations | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

A committee of policy makers assigned to the Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Ministry and Ministry of Justice will convene this month to assess the impact of Revisions to the Money Lending Business Law on the consumer credit industry in Japan. The committee will either recommendto...

JAL Downgraded on Transport Minister Comments

October 31, 2009

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Safe Harbour Japan K.K.

R&I Cuts JAL's Credit Rating 3 Notches On Turnaround Concerns | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

Domestic rating agency R&I downgraded the corporate credit rating for Japan Airlines Corporation to CCC junk grade amid reports that Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara may seek special legislation designating the company as "effectively bankrupt" in order to reduce pension payouts, underscoring...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consulting Firm
  • Boutique Investment Bank
  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Residential Mortgage Origination

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Partner
  • Director
  • Managing Director
  • Consultant
  • Owner

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Teleconference: Jump-Starting Primary Issuance of CMBS through the TALF (2:30 PM EST)

November 5, 2009

Teleconference: Residential Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities in Europe (10:00 AM EST)

November 3, 2009

GLG Webcast: Cash Flow Manipulation- July 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM EDT/7:30 AM PDT

July 28, 2009

GLG Webcast: Cash Flow Manipulations - July 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM EST

July 30, 2008

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July 25, 2007

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