Filed under: Major movement, Deals, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) stock is up over 10% as of 9:44 a.m. on reports that Korea Development Bank (KDB) is “open to” acquiring Lehman, according to Bloomberg News. Can you state short-covering?
Bloomberg reports that KDB stated, “We are studying a number of options and are open to all possibilities, which could include (buying) Lehman.” But this statement requires some context. Bloomberg reports that The Financial Times wrote yesterday that “Lehman failed to sell a 50 percent stake to [KDB] and China’s Citic Securities Co. The buyers walked away after deciding Lehman demanded too high a price.”
Meanwhile, this announcement must be scaring those who bet that Lehman would not be able to pay its bondholders. “Credit-default swaps protecting against a default on Lehman’s bonds dropped 74 basis points today to 315,” according to Bloomberg. Who knows where this latest chapter in the Lehman saga will lead?
Peter Cohan is President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates. He also instructs management at Babson College and edits The Cohan Letter. He has no financial interest in the securities mentioned.
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