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May 20, 2019Morgan Stanley’s Teflon banker chases next deal after Uber flopsProfessor of finance Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Bloomberg article about Michael Grimes, Morgan Stanley's premier tech banker. “Morgan Stanley’s large wealth management business gives them an enormous competitive advantage over rivals like Goldman in pitching for IPOs,’’ says Loughran.
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May 17, 2019Mendoza commencement features its own special songAs part of the ceremony, the College will show a video collection of campus memories set to the music of a song written by a fellow student especially for the May 19 occasion.
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May 12, 2019Two Mendoza MBA candidates on Poets and Quants’ list of 100 MBAs to Watch in the Class of 2019Terrell Hunt (MBA '19) and Joshua Scoresby (MBA '19) were named to Poet and Quant's list of 100 MBAs to Watch in the Class of 2019. After graduation Hunt will be a U.S. Department of State, United States Foreign Service Officer and Scoresby will be working for UBS Investment Bank as an associate in their Financial Sponsors & Leveraged Finance Group.
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May 10, 2019Uber is sliding after its IPO, and Main Street traders who struggled to invest dodged a bulletProfessor of finance Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Business Insider article about the highly anticipated initial public offering of Uber, the popular ride-sharing app. The typical retail investor missed out on early price action as shares hit the market, however Uber's stock opened below its initial offer price, and stayed lower in early trading.
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May 8, 2019Kickstarter co-founder Charles Adler interviewed on With a Side of Knowledge podcastKickstarter, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in April, was created by Charles Adler, Perry Chen, and Yancey Strickler to help “artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality.” Adler visited Notre Dame as part of the Mendoza College of Business’s Ten Years Hence Speaker Series, which explores issues, ideas, and trends likely to affect business and society over the next decade.
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May 6, 2019Going rate: How the cost of debt differs for private and public firms on the bond marketIt's no secret that privately held companies incur higher debt costs on the bond market than their publicly traded counterparts. At the end of the day, private firms pay about 1 percent more to publicly finance their debt and have a worse S&P 500 bond rating, according to a University of Notre Dame study that tested some of the factors influencing these cost variations.
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May 3, 2019Mendoza mission awards 2019: Business research that contributes to the greater goodThe University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business just announced its third annual Office of the Dean Research Mission Awards, which recognizes faculty research that contributes to the greater good in society.
Carol Elliott