Bear Stearns

  • Alan Schwartz (former CEO)
  • James Cayne (former chairman and CEO)
  • Lewis Ranieri
  • 2008 financial crisis
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Samuel Lek, Lek Securities
    • 2008 0306 – SEC – Bear Stearns Notes – 3/6/08 to 3/14/08, Steve Spurry – FCIC – 7p
      • Bob Upton explained that hedge funds are starting rumors and creating difficulties.
      • He notes in particular Lek Securities – which we also saw on Bloomberg. I believe he said Lek’s name seemed to keep coming up.
    • 2008 0311 – SEC – email – from Matthew Eichner to James Giles Re ZFRSSE BS – 1p
      • All the noise around Bear seems to lead back to Lek, one particular firm. I believe that some of our colleagues in ENF may be getting interested in them.
    • 1988 – Washington Post – Dollar Drops After 2 Days of Intervention – [link]
      • … said Samuel Lek of Bear, Stearns & Co.
  • 2008 0130 – email – From: Eichner, Matthew, Subject: Upton/Farber call (Bear Stearns – BSC) – Monolines – 1p
  • 2008 0403 – GOV – Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining the Recent Actions of Federal Financial Regulators, akaU.S. Financial Markets and Sale of Bear Stearns