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Lee Meyerson Quoted in Reuters on Banks Raising Equity for Deals and Bolstering Balance Sheets
02.06.25
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Lee Meyerson, Chairman and Founding Partner of the Firm’s Financial Institutions Practice, was quoted in an article titled, “U.S. Banks Raise Equity to Jumpstart Deals, Bolster Balance Sheets,” which was published by Reuters. The article discussed how U.S. regional banks have been raising billions of dollars in equity to pursue deals and bolster their balance sheets to take advantage of current market conditions. In discussing this trend, Lee noted, “Raising capital makes it easier for banks to absorb embedded securities portfolio losses, and in some cases could lead to more favorable regulatory review of deals.”
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