Sillen,
I agree with JM, super article. Thanks.
Joe,
Re: Your earlier response to me, I don't think Houlihan, Lokey, Howard, & Zuken is a rinky-dink IB firm. Quite the opposite, I think they're probably a top notch INVESTMENT BANKING firm. However, I question whether they're a top notch TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING firm (?). I think we need both. As George E. pointed out and per his own admission, Joe Murphy doesn't claim to be technically oriented. So, where are we getting this type of expertise? There may be an obvious answer -- I just don't know what it is (?).
If you look at the following excerpts taken from its web page, I don't think you'll find they lay claim to being telecom experts.
I'm not trying to slam anything nor do I have my mind made up about anything, I'm just trying to find out who is orchestrating the building of a telcom company with some "value added" (== whole greater than sum of parts). I contend it it's just being managed from a financial
and not a technical perspective, we're going to be missing an important (and necessary) part of the picture.
Dan
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