Lawyers make decisions based on what they think of me or a handful of other top managers of the firm. It's a personal business and personal relationships are critical.

We'll have lots and lots of partners meeting each other from each firm. We take that seriously. These sorts of pre-merger meetings serve a double purpose. They allow for due diligence and are really about getting to know each other.

Federated recommended that we talk to this group.

I hate to see him go, but that's his home. That was where he played, that was one of his dream jobs. ... He'll do a great job.

Over the years, George has been one of the most successful equity portfolio managers in the financial services industry.

As a company's fortunes fare, so do the CEOs and other top managers, and that is the way it should work in the business world,