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Head of Lazard Paris: I have been in constant contact with Tsipras and Varoufakis

In an interview to French magazine "Paris Match," Matthieu Pigasse, the head of investment bank Lazard in Paris, revealed that he has been in constant contact with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis ever since the bank was hired to advise the Greek government on its debt restructuring.

Greek radicals play it safe with debt advisers Lazard

By Sophie Sassard

Soon after politicians from left-wing SYRIZA party won power in Greece they said they had hired Lazard to advise them on restructuring their debt.

It is a homecoming of sorts for the US investment bank. Lazard cemented its position as the eminence grise of debt negotiations when it secured the biggest restructuring deal in history for Athens in 2012.

Eurobank calls general meeting to approve share increase


The countdown for Eurobank’s share capital increase started on Friday with a board meeting that decided to call an extraordinary general meeting for next Saturday, April 12.

The main subject of the meeting will be the 3-billion-euro capital increase and its approval is a mere formality given that 95 percent of shares belong to the HFSF bank rescue fund.

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