lisa lee

Covered the financial meltdown, investment banks, Wall Street movers and shakers Features: M&A outlook, restructuring and debtor-in-possession financing, corporate capital structure

Performed comparable company and comparable transaction analysis to evaluate potential acquisition candidates in the health-care services sector Conducted valuation analysis using discounted cash flow and earnings multiples, and other metrics

* Analyzed the implications of international trade and globalization on the US economy * Negotiated with US corporations to shape US trade policy * Represented domestic constituents to Executive bodies (e.g., the US Trade Representative), foreign delegations, and multilateral institutions (e.g, World Trade Organization) * Worked on the following legislative and policy issues: * The effects of currency devaluation on international trade during the Asian financials crisis * o Trade Negotiation Authority for the President (Fast Track) * o China Most Favored Nation Status and WTO accession * o Financial Services Agreement, Information Technology Agreement, Multilateral Agreement on Investment, The WTO Millennium Round in Seattle

* Identified potential joint venture partners compatible with client culture and industry trends * Advised on long term buyout/exit strategy in light of Korean investment laws * Worked on following projects: * o BellSouth Corporation: Advisory service project * o Marriott Corporation: Development of luxury hotel in Seoul * o Pacific Fashion: Exclusive seller representation

* Consulted with private equity and corporate clients in developing and executing financing strategies * Underwrote leveraged buyout transactions by evaluating private equity investments, conducting due diligence, performing market research, reviewing legal documents and negotiating deal terms * Managed a portfolio of companies by working with investors, company management, and bank creditor committee, reviewing covenants, negotiating workouts of bad loans, providing additional liquidity * Select transactions: * o Executed $170 million LBO with Behrman Capital * o Purchased $40 million of distressed debt with Ripplewood Holdings * o Restructured the senior debt of a distressed vitamin company

Taught classes of up to 20 college-age and older students Instructed a daily class for mid-level executives at Kuhmo Group, one of Korea s top conglomerates

* Reported on power companies * covered earnings results, M&A and LBO activities, corporate expansion plans, capital investments, climate change topics, valuation trends, energy trading. * Stories picked up by USA Today, Boston Globe, NBC Today Show, Washington Post

* Opinion pieces on financial reform, investment banks, regional banks, private equity, hedge funds, and capital markets for Dow Jones product, Wall Street Journal Europe, WSJ Asia, and wsj.com ; * Views included the Dodd-Frank Act, derivative clearing houses, Basel III capital adequacy levels, Volcker rule, prudential regulation, systemically important firm designation * Conducted video interviews featuring CEOs, dealmakers, academics and other newsmakers for wsj.com ;

* Lou Dobbs Tonight * Prepared Lou Dobbs on economic and political issues for a CNN TV show * Syndicated radio show * Wrote daily scripts on the stock market * Monthly investment newsletter * Researched stock ideas, interviewed economists and other experts ;

Senior Correspondent: I'm a journalist covering capital markets, primarily corporate leveraged loans, including topics such as volatility, liquidity, relative performance, yields, impact of monetary policy and macroeconomics. I do video segments on Reuters TV. I write a daily market wrap, a weekly feature, and quarterly assessments of the corporate debt market. Breakingviews Columnist: Wrote opinion pieces on M&A deals, IPOs, corporate law, governance issues, shareholder activism, private equity, leveraged buyouts, corporate finance, consumer and retail companies. My columns regularly ran in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. Guest on Reuters TV on M&A topics/