Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> August 10, 2009
JANE PEDREIRA has covered the gaming industry for 20 years asboth a financial
advisor and as a research analyst.She formed Clear Sights Research after an 11-
year career as Fixed Income analyst at Lehman Brothers, where she covered the
gaming and leisure sectors. Ms. Pedreila has a consistent record of identifying
opportunities up and down the capital structure including stocks, bonds, loans,
CDS and distressed opportunities. Ms. Pedreira was recruited to Wall Street in
1996 by Oppenheimer & Co., covering high yield and distressed gaming bonds. She
is consistently ranked as an analyst by Greenwich and Institutional Investor
magazine. Prior to coming to Wall Street, Ms. Pedreira provided a broad range of
financial advisory services and formed the Gaming Group to service middle market
gaming companies while at Houlihan Lokey Howard and Profile
TWST: Tell me, Jane, what's going on in Las Vegas this summer? Are there any glimmers of hope?
Ms. Pedreira: Unfortunately, the summer in Las Vegas is always a seasonal low
point, given the