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JP Morgan hosted a corporate bond conference at the Hotel Crillon in Paris on July 9. The Morgan bankers had guessed that a Friday in the summer at one of the best hotels in Paris would be a reasonable attraction. But even they were surprised at the attendance – there was standing room only at several presentations and they were relieved that excessive festivities on a boat trip down the Seine on the eve of the conference delayed some delegates’ arrival at the morning sessions.