John Oros, managing director of JC Flowers, private equity firm based in New York, gave a presentation on the current state of financial markets and the government policy response, Sept 29  at the Wisconsin School of Business. JC Flowers had a central role in the recent Bank of America‑Merrill Lynch  deal. Oros spoke to Wisconsin School of Business students, faculty and staff  on a day that the stock market plunged more than X points.

The talk was webcast to alumni and others were invited to listen in. Following his talk, Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, introduced a panel discussion featuring Professors Jim Seward, Tim Riddiough, Mark Ready and Morris Davis.

A webcast of the discussion is posted.

The talk was covered by:
CBS – WISC TV (10 o’clock news):
WKOW – ABC (front page article and video (5, 6 and 10 o’clock news)):
NBC – WMTV (front page article and video (5, 6 and 10 o’clock news)):
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (When will crisis sink in?):

Oros earned his BBA  from the Wisconsin School of Business in 1971. Oros also serves as executive chairman of Enstar Group, Limited, which is based in Bermuda. From 1980 to 2000, he was an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he became a general partner in 1986. Oros serves on the Board of Directors of both Encore Capital Group in San Diego, Calif., and the Saddle River Valley Bank, N.J.

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