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he divests of all. take a note interest to mirror return minus . opti=n to buy back in 5 years if sanctions have been lifted . other=ise another 3 then another 2. .. treasury would need to opine=on intial transaction. . the lack of control shoudl give treasury comfort. must not run afoul of financing rules.
Yes. Just hung up with our mutual friend having discussed this topic. =e agrees with your view that a full divestiture may be required.
The challenge is structuring the option in such away that it does not =ake me appear to be a strawman--legally or simply in terms of political pe=ception given the mid-terms.
understood. not sure if the co is sanctioned.?=nbsp; i have tried to research for you sanctions and the case law.&n=sp; not much. . if you had a meeting with the appropriat= division of treasury, im sure you can structure around it. .&=bsp; trust swap. option, . for ex can a financial institution trade=in the debt of the co.? public debt, private debt. ? &nb=p; are adr equivalents covered. . etc
Good lunch today in Zug re sanctions solution. Interest piqued. <=div>
im back in town june. who do you think are the=two or three people that think out of the box that we could gather. &=bsp; ? a fun dinnr
I laughed when I first read your note. I have several thoughts, but it=depends in part on who else you have in mind?
-Tony Marx (NYPL, independent thinker, brilliant, fun) -Niall Ferguson (broad and well informed thinker) -Bannon -Sheikh Mohammed (younger brother of the Qatari Emir) -Tony Blair (just had dinner with Jim in Beijing do he is on my mind)<=div> -Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (former finance minister of Nigeria) -Emir of Kano (probably the most out of the box name on the list, see attached picture) -several fashion/creative names
Different levels of originality...