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Treasurer's Track    view all sessions this track
901- Capital Markets – Shoring up your Liquidity 
Last year was a strong year in terms of debt issuance and mainly driven by refinancing activities. Issuers took advantage of the historical low cost environment in the first half of the year, and in the second half of the year, many issuers feared rise in rates due to the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and lined up to refinance ahead of 2012 and 2013. 

Our expert panelists will give us an update on the first half of 2012 and some outlook for the rest of the year on what to expect in terms of the overall state of the capital markets, and also the banks’ funding constraints.

 

Please note: You must be a corporate treasurer,  assistant treasurer, chief financial officer,  vice president of finance or controller to attend Treasurer's Track sessions.
Moderater:
 Phil Capodice, Treasury Strategies, Inc.
Phil Capodice is a Consultant with 12 years experience in Finance and Treasury roles that span cash and risk management, investment analysis, accounting, business process design, and system implementation. As an auditor, financial analyst and project manager, Phil has established a reputation for helping organizations define and implement process, organizational improvements and technology systems that align functions with objectives. 

Phil earned his B.S. in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University and an MBA from DePaul University. He is a Certified Treasury Professional, Certified Public Accountant, and Certified Project Management Professional. Phil is also certified in PeopleSoft and Bloomberg software.

Panelists:
David Oakes, Morgan Stanley
David Oakes is Co-Head of Equity-Linked Capital Markets in Morgan Stanley's Global Capital Markets Group where he is responsible for convertibles, share repurchase and equity derivatives for the firm. Dave has been with Morgan Stanley for the past 12 years and in the financial services industry since 1993. 

Dave received an MBA in Finance from the MIT Sloan School of Management and his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.


Michael P. Murray, Lazard Freres & Co.
Michael Murray joined Lazard as a Managing Director in September 2007 to head the Firm’s banking office in Boston.
Prior to joining Lazard, Mike was Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking for Deutsche Bank in Boston.  Mike joined Deutsche Bank predecessor firm Alex Brown and Sons in 1994, and previously worked in Lehman Brothers’ Technology Investment Banking group in New York.

Mike received his B.A. from Brown University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.


Reza Taleghani, J.P. Morgan Securities
 Reza Taleghani is Managing Director and Group Head Northeast Region with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.  He initially joined J.P. Morgan's investment banking coverage team in January of 1998 as a corporate finance generalist and is now in his fourteenth year with the firm.  He has worked in London, New York and is currently the firm's Group Head for Corporate Client Banking in the Northeast.  Mr. Taleghani also served as President and CEO of Sterling Airlines A/S, a European low cost carrier headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.  

He is a graduate of Brown University where he received dual A.B. degrees in History and Organizational Behavior and received his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Villanova University.  He currently resides in Boston with his wife and two children.