Bruce Jackson: The man who brought Nato east

One of the main drivers of economic growth in eastern Europe has been the accession of its states to Nato. Julian Evans meets Bruce Jackson, the former investment banker who made it happen.

Bruce Jackson

IT WAS THE deal of the year in central and eastern Europe – not a sovereign Eurobond, a corporate high-yield issue or an IPO, but a transaction that emerged from the heart of the military-industry complex. It was the biggest debt financing of the year – a $5.5 billion off-balance-sheet deal arranged by JPMorgan and guaranteed by the US government. You haven’t read about it, because it was to finance Poland’s acquisition of 48 F-16 military aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

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