From: "Jeffrey E." <[email protected]> To: ' ' < Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:15:51 +0000 we might think of a third party financer. apollo. ? etc. or even CS, as i always thought it seems silly for you guys to have the exact same back office. chasing the same clients . I have some confidnetial insights if you decide to move to the next step On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 10:11 AM, > wrote: Given the combined size ,most definitely and it would allow me to clean up much deeper in my group . Also very interesting as J.B has almost no in-house Asset mgt . So it's a good combination with us ahead of Mifid/Finleg as they have to compensate for diminishing ROA Ariane de Rothschild On 30 Nov 2017, at 00:06, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: i think if you were focused , you would end up with less to do as a result of more help On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 9:59 AM, > wrote: Great - very interesting I m not sure though that I have the capabilities to run that big a combined bank Ariane de Rothschild On 29 Nov 2017, at 23:56, jeffrey E. [email protected]> wrote: the board. . lots of alternatives. lots On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 9:55 AM, > wrote: The merger is to me the best alternative to try The family has very little left in the company - do they still decide ? The board at large ? Ariane de Rothschild On 29 Nov 2017, at 23:34, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: yes, . thats why the family is spinning. . the alternative is for them to be bought by CS but it is too early in cs cleaning to do so. . , no matter what JB has some good teams that pichtet will hold off robbing for a year or so . so it is ripe for you to either approach, or my preference is a merger, tax effficient. . operations synergized , 200 m savings. . and YOU personally as opposed to benj trusts to be compensated fully On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 9:29 AM, > wrote: Very interesting idea . Should I see the chairman of JB s board ? Wasn't he to be replaced