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A good start to the deal year?
Bloomberg quotes one analysts as saying Kraft's $19.7 billion deal for Cadbury represents "the lowest multiple in the industry over the last decade. A year from now, Kraft will be singing the praises of what a great deal they got." This in itself is good news.
One-long running criticism of
Wasserstein's other passion
In addition to investment banking, Bruce Wasserstein had at least one other major passion: Journalism. His media properties included the likes of New York magazine and The Deal . Reuters notes his death doesn't mean a sale is in the offing. But it's "unclear if his heirs or any new owne
Bruce Wasserstein passes away
A modern Wall Street icon has left us. Bruce Wasserstein, 61, had been hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat, but his firm Lazard did not offer an indication that the condition was serious. So it was a shock when it was announced that he had passed. Wasserstein was truly an era-defining investme
Nasdaq out for more SPAC business
Blank check companies are all the rage. Investment Dealers' Digest notes that the likes of Bruce Wasserstein, Joseph Perella, Thomas Hicks, Nelson Peltz and Ronald Perelman all have formed blank check companies. And the list is likely to grow. SPACs accounted for 25 percent of IPOs in 200
Lazard takes on unflattering portrayal in new book
We brought you news recently of the publication of The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard
Wall Street tell-all to be released
Lazard is accustomed to publicity both positive and negative. In its long history, it has had plenty. Get ready for even more. The buzz on Wall Street is a book by a former Lazard banker named
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What's up at Lazard?
Many have commented recently on the prodigious weight loss of Bruce Wasserstein . He has
Wasserstein slims down, Lazard profits soar
The New York Post notes that Bruce Wasserstein has lost 50 pounds in three months. The rumor is that he was sick. His firm did not suffer for it. Lazard's profits nearly doubled, the
Wasserstein's TW move leaves aftertaste
Did Bruce Wasserstein's gambit in the Carl Icahn-Time Warner fight do harm to his reputation? The New York Times jokes he may have been revealed "as Wall Street's Emperor With No Clout."
