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MVCA had the pleasure to welcome Lawrence McDonald, Author of “A Colossal Failure of Common Sense- The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers“, for a lunch conference on Wednesday 16 June
Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Lawrence McDonald (www.lawrencegmcdonald.com), currently a Managing Director at Pangea Capital Management LP, was Vice-President in Distressed Debt and Convertible Securities Trading at Lehman Brothers between July 2004 and September 2008.

He ran an extremely successful joint venture between the firm's fixed income and equity divisions, generating over $80 m. profit during the four years.  Mr. McDonald has been a guest and contributor on CNBC, CNN, BBC World, Channel 4 News, Bloomberg TV, Fox TV, The New York Times, Business week and the Economist amongst others.

The book, written together with Patrick Robinson, hit the New York Times bestseller on the first week of publishing.

During lunch, Lawrence McDonald talked about post Lehman collapse, the consequences of the financial meltdown on the regulatory environment and the impact on investment today, and shared with the audience some of his behind the scenes knowledge.

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Partnerships Print

Since its creation MVCA has built up several partnerships:


SVCA
Singapore Venture Capital Association, Singapore

Singapore plays an important role in the surge of private equity in Southeast Asia.
For members of the MVCA, the allicance provides  greater access to investment professionnals and advisors in one of the fastest growing private equity regions in the world.
The partnership was signed on 3 November 2006.


EVCA
The European Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, Brussels


EVCA provides opportunities for members accross Europe to meet together, exchange information and ideas, and discuss the latest industry trends and issues.
MVCA exchanged Honorary Membership on 5 March 2007.


SACDE
“Société d’Aide à la Création et au Développement d’Entreprise”


The SACDE is the fund created by the Ministry of Finance in Monco to fund interesting and innovative opportunities in and outside the Principality.
The investor community represented by MVCA has a lot to offer to Monaco.

Members have indicated that they would like to contribute to the prosperity of Monaco not only through funding but also by sharing their experience and vast international networks.

MVCA joined the strategic committee of SACDE who in turn became honorary member of MVCA. The partnership was officially announced on 13 June 2007.


CDE
Chambre de DĂ©veloppement Economique, Monaco


A partnership was signed in 2008.