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Bernstorff

American  
[bern-shtawrf] / ˈbɛrn ʃtɔrf /

noun

  1. Count Johann-Heinrich 1862–1939, German diplomat.


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"There are two reasons: companies raising capital to finance acquisitions are going to be very careful about issuing straight stock and, secondly, because the hybrid market is so difficult", Bernstorff added.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

"We will see many more convertibles and mandatory convertible instruments because some issuers don't have many alternatives, and investors are still very keen," said Andreas Bernstorff, head of equity capital markets at BNP Paribas.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

The Kingfish hastily concocted a Louisiana holiday celebrating the 16th anniversary of the day after the day President Wilson gave German Ambassador Count von Bernstorff his walking papers.

From Time Magazine Archive

None the less, the many obvious grounds of dissent at Geneva last week among Germany's onetime enemies, gave Count von Bernstorff an opportunity for polite but insidious irony which he was unable to resist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tell me, Bernstorff, how could a man make such a god out of his stomach?'

From Worrying Won't Win by Glass, Montague

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