Kingfisher's creditors may start seizing and selling the carrier's property, an executive with the lead bank in a lenders' consortium said.
And about a year later Morgan Stanley was the lead bank on its IPO, the deal that effectively launched the Internet into the mainstream.
Lazard advised the New York Stock Exchange in its pending reverse merger with Archipelago Holdings (nyse: AX - news - people ). (Goldman Sachs, which first brought the idea to NYSE and Archipelago, is the lead bank on the Lazard IPO).
"Citi's role as the lead bank in Google Wallet is the latest demonstration of how we are committed to becoming the world's digital bank, providing to customers the tools they need to manage their everyday finances with convenience and value, " said Paul Galant, CEO, Citi Global Enterprise Payments.
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Goldman is the lead investment bank for the IPO of one of the most egregious of such state-owned enterprises, the Bank of China.
For example, the links between a company desirous of going public and its lead merchant bank, underwriters, stock exchange and credit rating agencies--as well as the fees they earn--are well established and easily understood.
With a Gallic esprit that irritated its allies to distraction, France has nominated Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the Bank of France, to lead the new central bank Europe requires when the single currency is launched.
Weaker domestic demand and an unclear international environment should lead the Central Bank to pause its tightening cycle.
Who will lead the World Bank, and how would that person be selected?
There are many people around the world of great distinction and demonstrated capacity who can effectively lead the World Bank.
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It could be argued that the Barclays investigation and testimony cost Bank of England Deputy governor Paul Tucker a chance to lead the UK central bank.
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And the waters were muddied last month when Deutsche Bank, one of the issue's lead managers, pondered buying the bank itself before apparently finding it too dear.
Rival Bank of America, which is usually the bank to lead declines, is down dropped 3%.
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The prime-brokerage sales staff cited long-standing practices at the firm prohibiting doing so when the bank is lead underwriter on an IPO, according to the people.
If Bernanke can't get it right regarding the greenback, let's hope he at least takes the lead in beating back bank regulators and auditors who are still pressuring banks to curb lending and write down the value of existing and still good loans.
The pressure on regional lenders will inevitably lead to another round of bank consolidation.
Bank failures would lead to bankrupt banks unable to meet their derivative obligations to their counterparties.
But Rep. Posey fears bank information may lead to kidnappings or terrorist actions.
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The affiliated banks of the joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.
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"It is good to see a major bank taking a lead on climate change, " said Peter Knight, director of Context, a London-based corporate responsibility consultancy.
Branko Milanovic, lead economist for the World Bank research group, sent me this comparative analysis based on household income or consumption surveys worldwide, adjusted for purchasing power differences.
South Korea's central bank followed the lead taken by other central banks a day earlier, slashing its key interest rate by a quarter percent, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Bank of America profited from a big options bet it made on an alcohol-company stock days before the beverage maker announced an acquisition in which the bank was the lead lender.
The focus is increasingly on country's own efforts to alleviate poverty, with the World Bank - the lead anti-poverty organisation - providing guidance and advice, and at times loans for specific programmes.
First, that the economic recovery in the eurozone has run out of steam - which will lead to big falls in bank profits, especially if borrowers have greater difficulties repaying their debts.
With a seven-point lead over Massa in the bank, the Englishman doesn't need to win at Interlagos but asking him to rein in his racing instincts is about as likely as Brazilians suddenly being rubbish at football.
The additional capital requirements in combination with enhanced risk management standards, in theory should lead to reduced risk of bank failures, and should decrease the interdependence between financial institutions, effectively reducing the risk of future banking crises.
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The lead managing underwriters were UBS Investment Bank, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities.
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This bank recapitalization would ultimately lead to the nationalization of the banks.
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