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Lessons From Bear Stearns' Demise: How Better Regulation and Oversight Can Restore Order and Confidence in the Market



by Matthew P. Jubenville
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP - New York Office

September 18, 2009

Previously published by The Advocate for Institutional Investors, First Quarter 2008 on January 2008

In just one weekend, $18 billion of shareholder value at Bear Stearns simply evaporated. In the ensuing chaos, JP Morgan was able to convince Bear Stearns - with persuasive assistance from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank - to sell itself at a fire sale price. While the deal is not completed, it is abundantly clear that Bear Stearns shareholders will most certainly suffer enormous losses.


 

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