Summary: The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. - 2008/04/28 - S&P Credit Research

Report title: Summary: The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.

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Standard&Poor's Ratings Services' ratings on The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. (Bear Stearns) reflect JPMorgan Chase&Co.'s (JPM) strengthened immediate guarantee of all of Bear Stearns' counterparty obligations. The ratings also reflect our opinion that JPM's acquisition of Bear Stearns will be successful. Upon completion of the acquisition, which we expect to occur by June 30, 2008, at the latest, we believe JPM will also assume all of Bear Stearns' debt obligations. Although Bear Stearns turned a small profit in first-quarter 2008 despite continued write-downs on subprime and related troubled exposures, its future as an independent going concern was severely compromised during the week of March 10, 2008, when market-induced pressure on liquidity effectively rendered the firm unable

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RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Summary: The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. Publication date: 28-Apr-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Diane Hinton, New York (1) 212-438-4415; diane_hinton@standardandpoors.com Secondary Credit Analysts: Scott Sprinzen,...

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Summary

Ticker:

BSC

Issuer:

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The)

GICS:

Investment Banking & Brokerage (40203020)

Sector:

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper, Asset-Backed Securities, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Commercial MBS, Corporations, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Insurance, Public Finance, Residential MBS, Structured Finance

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United States

Region:

United States

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