General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> September 24, 2002

Glen Lewy – Hudson Ventures

GLEN LEWY joined Hudson Ventures in 2000 as a Senior Managing Director. He spent 25 years as an adviser to some of the world's largest and most prestigious corporations, having distinguished himself as both a lawyer and investment banker. He was a Senior Partner and member of the Management Committee of Wolfensohn & Co., when it was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1996. Following the acquisition, he served as Co-Chairman of BT Wolfensohn (the mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory business of Bankers Trust) and was a member of the Management Committee of Bankers Trust. Upon the acquisition of Bankers Trust by Deutsche Bank, Mr. Lewy was named Global Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory Group of Deutsche Bank and a member of the Board of Global Corporate and Institutions (the investment banking arm of Deutsche Bank), a position he resigned in July 1999. In May 1986, prior to joining Wolfensohn & Co., he had been a Partner involved in the practice of corporate law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, at the New York law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of The New York Historical Society and is a National Commissioner, member of the National Executive Committee and National Vice Chair of the Anti-Defamation League. Mr. Lewy sits on the Board of the SEED Foundation and is also a Board member of several technology-related companies. He holds a BA degree from Amherst College and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a quick overview of Hudson Ventures?

Mr. Lewy: Hudson Ventures was started in 1997 by two of my

partners. The first fund was a $42 million SBIC with $14 million

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