Entries tagged "Turnaround Management Association"
The Turnaround Management Association annual convention continued Wednesday with a keynote address by famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. During the 90-minute session, Woodward spoke mostly about leadership in a presidential context, from the criminality and "smallness" of the Nixon White House to the superior communication skills of President Bill Clinton to the mistakes of the current Bush administration. ...
One message rang clear at the two plenary sessions on distressed investing at the second day of the Turnaround Management Association annual convention in New Orleans: Those funds that have money and stayed on the sidelines during the frenzy the last few years have little competition for deals these days, and there are some grand buying opportunities to take advantage of. ...
The main day of the Turnaround Management Association's 2008 annual convention kicked off in New Orleans with a near hour-long keynote address from former General and Secretary of State Colin Powell. In a blue tie, white shirt and dark suit, Powell spoke of the essential role of the organization in troubled times, as it's the turnaround specialists, financial advisers, restructuring attorneys, auctioneers, judges and others that help it deal with distress and survive....
