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Podcasts
Technology Financing as a Strategic Tool
In this podcast, Ron Arrington, president of CIT Vendor Finance, discusses how more efficient computing and technological systems can provide companies with a strategic edge in the marketplace, serving to reduce energy and operational costs, increase efficiency and satisfy growing environmental responsibilities.
The Changing Landscape of Vendor Financing
Demand for technology leasing continues to grow as customers look to contain procurement costs and technology manufacturers seek to boost sales, according to Ron Arrington, president of vendor finance for CIT Group.
The Importance of Financing Small Business
Given the importance of the small business sector to job creation and the health of the U.S. economy, quick passage of the Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 and other stimuli are paramount to ensuring that small business owners can secure the funding they need to operate, according to Chris Reilly, president of small business lending at CIT Group.
Private Equity and Banks: Key Considerations for Investors
Sponsor: Goodwin Procter
After years of anticipation and a shift in guidelines from the FDIC, private-equity investors are finally putting money to work in the banking sector. Learn more in this complimentary podcast from American Banker and Mergers & Acquisitions Journal, featuring Goodwin Procter partners Bill Stern and Mike Kendall, who will discuss the investment terrain and explain how potential investors can structure their overtures to win support from all stakeholders -– including management and regulators.
Preparing for the Recovery
While it may be too early to say that the global financial markets are in the clear, there’s no question that credit-market conditions are turning slowly for the better and economic data is improving. For dealmakers, that means it’s time to prepare for a different environment than the one we’ve experienced over the past two years.
Join us for our latest podcast with Merrill Corporation’s Richard Martin, who discusses industry and sector themes, the role of strategic buyers versus financial sponsors, and the opportunities offered to those thinking of doing an M&A transaction in the current market.
Doing Deals In A Down Market
With the credit pipeline still largely frozen and deal-makers skittish about the prospects for the economy, it's incumbent upon buyers and sellers to get creative when trying to close their transactions. In this podcast, Richard Martin, of Merrill Corp., talks about some of the challenges buyers and sellers face in such a tough M&A market, and also offers thoughts on ways to facilitate deal making.
Resiliency In The Healthcare Sector
The scope of the Obama administration's healthcare reform is still largely unknown, but many industry leaders believe the new initiatives will have a positive impact on their businesses, according to a survey of middle-market healthcare executives by CIT Group and Forbes Insight. In this podcast, Margaret Au Brown, president and co-head of CIT Healthcare, and Stuart Feil, editorial director of Forbes Insight, discuss the findings in more detail.
Navigating The Credit Crunch: U.S. Middle Market Outlook 2009, Part 2
In the face of the most challenging economic environment in generations, the middle market remains a driving force in the U.S. economy. Pete Connolly, co-head of corporate finance at CIT Group, and Stuart Feil, editorial director of Forbes Insights Practice, discuss a study conducted by their organizations in this podcast.
Navigating The Credit Crunch: U.S. Middle Market Outlook 2009, Part 1
In the face of the most challenging economic environment in generations, the middle market remains a driving force in the U.S. economy. Jim Hudak, co-head of corporate finance at CIT Group, and Stuart Feil, editorial director of Forbes Insights Practice, discuss a study conducted by their organizations in this podcast.
Credit Default Swaps: Clearing Houses, The Regulatory Horizon and ISDA Developments
In this podcast, Mayer Brown partners Joel Telpner and Edmund Parker discuss various developments in the credit default swaps market, including information about new CDS clearing houses and how the 'Big Bang Protocol' works.
Post-Merger Integration
Sponsor: Merrill Corp
Sometimes getting the deal done can be one of the easier aspects of M&A. More difficult is the actual integration of the combined companies. In this podcast, Richard Martin of Merrill Corp. talks us through some of the challenges of post-merger integration, and offers his thoughts on how to best get past those challenges.
Buying and Selling Sports Teams
Big teams mean big business. In this podcast, CIT Group's Gordon Saint-Denis takes a close look at the large transactions that go on behind the scenes with professional sports teams.
Lender Insight
In the latest podcast from IDD sister publication Mergers & Acquisitions, Randy Schwimmer, a senior managing director and head of capital markets at Churchill Financial, provides some good news for dealmakers, with a few caveats.
Rising Fuel Costs and the Impact on Airlines
With the price of oil driving fuel costs to record heights, the airline industry must adjust. Anthony Diaz, executive vice president of CIT Group's aerospace and commercial airlines division, discusses the new strategies and new technology on the horizon.
Ten-A-Gallon Blues
Dave Maney, chairman and co-founder of middle-market investment bank Headwaters MB, penned the lyrics and music to this humorous country song about high gas prices.
The Credit Crunch: A European Perspective
In this podcast, CIT Group's Graham Randell, senior managing director and head of CIT Commercial Finance Europe, discusses the credit crisis from a European point of view.
The Changing Role of Government Housing Programs
In this podcast, the Mortgage Bankers Association's senior director of government affairs, Corey Carlisle, discusses how the role of government housing programs changed in the past year and how the capital markets crisis changed FHA reform.
Trends in Financing for Distressed Companies
In this American Bankruptcy Institute online seminar, restructuring experts Bill Derrough of Jefferies & Co., Durc Savini of Miller Buckfire, Bill Lenhart of BDO Seidman, Ted Stenger of AlixPartners and Jack Williams of Georgia State University discuss trends related to exit financing for bankrupt companies. The podcast is available here.
Managing Cash Efficiently in a Turbulent Economy
Listen to Christopher Martin, a vice president and senior client solutions manager at JPMorgan, discuss the increasing importance of risk management in an uncertain marketplace, as well as ways to optimize cash and strike a balance with risk, liquidity and yield. Martin delivered this presentation at the JPMorgan Treasury Services Expo on March 5, 2008. For more information, click here.
Bankruptcy Professionals Encounter Difficulties
In this podcast, Samuel Gerdano, American Bankruptcy Institute executive director, and Robert Sanderson, a partner with KPMG Transaction Advisory Services, discuss some of the challenges faced by global insolvency practitioners in the current credit environment. You can listen here.
Talking Shop
Stephen Gaines, head of US corporate finance at KPMG Corporate Finance, recently met with IDD and its sister publication, Mergers & Acquisitions. He sat down with Ken MacFadyen, editor of Mergers & Acquisitions, for a short audio interview.
Distressed Ideas
Angus Littlejohn, Wray Thorn, Paul Halpern, Rich Latto and Lynn Tilton weigh in on what's driving investments in the distressed realm. They also provide views on the state of the economy and what it will take for the country shake out of the slump.
A Conversation with CIT's Walter Owens
The firm's President of Corporate Finance discusses mid-market M&A activity, and the impact of the credit crisis on that part of the market.
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