Q Is Asia an important part of your global franchise
A Weve always viewed Asia as an important part of our mission to build the number one technology practice in the world. You cant be global unless youre strong in Asia. We took our time to find the right person because experienced technology bankers in Asia are scarce and were really, really pleased that we hooked up with Steve Foland, whom I had known at Morgan Stanley when we were together there years ago. I think that hes done a terrific job of building a great team and we have a very strong research team in Asia....
