"This is a deal we all want to close," said J.P. Morgan CFO, Michael Cavanagh in a conference call Sunday, adding that about 200 J.P. Morgan employees worked on the deal over the last three days. And they had a wealth of advisers.
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Bear Stearns Cos.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Peter Atkins, Fred White, Frank Gittes, David Rievman and Ed Gonzalez
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: H. Rodgin Cohen and Mitch Eitel.
Lazard
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (advising Lazard): B. Robbins Kiessling, Richard Levin, Erik R. Tavzel, Jim Woolery and Minh Van Ngo.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz: Edward D. Herlihy, Richard K. Kim, Lawrence S. Makow, Nicholas G. Demmo, David S. Neill, Adam J. Shapiro, Philip Mindlin, Jodi J. Schwartz, Joshua M. Holmes, Mathew M. Guest, Ross A. Fieldston, David E. Kahan, Michael Krasnovsky and Joshua A. Feltman.
Stay tuned to Dealscape and TheDeal.com for the full list.
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Houston, we have a problem - Bankruptcy!
Jack: "What is happening in the US?! So, as we all know Bear Stearns more or less went bankrupt... Then JPMorgan buys them for 2 Dollars a share before the markets even open on monday! And the FED cuts rates by 0.25% on sunday?"
John: "Oh, I guess you didn't get the memo? I think we just went bankrupt, those dollars you were using are now worthless, it's time to launch the lifeboats!"
Jack: "Holly, Holly, Holly, John, we are 300 milles over Atlantic and without oxygen!"