Escape From Lehman: Trilantic’s White-Knuckle Spinout

Part 2 of a two-part interview. Charlie Ayres tells the harrowing story of how Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking spun out of its parent to become Trilantic Capital Partners in the midst of a chaotic bankruptcy, including a scramble to secure capital calls that might have been swept into reorganization process. Charlie Ayres discusses his firm’s new $2.2-billion fund here.