• 20 Aug 2008 at 3:21 PM

John Thain To Meet With Korea Sovereign Fund Chief

By Bess Levin

Dow Jones reports that Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain will be sitting down with South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund and key government officials during the first week of September. Supposedly the hang out is “just a courtesy call” to see what’s a poppin’ and “not out of the ordinary,” which makes sense if you believe that MER has no plans to raise new capital. Will things go as smoothly for Thain as they did for Fuld? Stay tuned.
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Merrill Lynch CEO To Meet Korea Sovereign Fund Chief [Dow Jones]

Comments (3)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | August 20, 2008 at 3:27 PM

    First bitches.
    SPODE

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | August 20, 2008 at 3:27 PM

    Most likely for the “we don’t suck as much as LEH does” talk.
    MS

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | August 20, 2008 at 3:32 PM

    The Koreans just want to compare the quality of hookers and blow JT can provide vs Fuld-o…

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