A dealmaking career: Guus talks to industry veteran Phil Kassin

11/01/24 • 27 min

Phil Kassin first met Guus when they negotiated a refinery sale in France many years ago. Phil was a principal working on the mergers that led to LyondellBasell, the top ten global chemicals producer. After that, Phil was Senior Managing Director at Evercore and is now back again in a principal role with SPAC company RMG Acquisition Corporation.

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