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M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry

ISBN: 978-0-470-12689-9
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240 pages
October 2008
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Acknowledgments ix

The Titans xi

Remarks from Some M&A Titans and Players xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Genesis: Wall Street, Its Business and Culture 5

Chapter 2 Godfathers—Flom and Lipton 13

Chapter 3 Seducers—Harris and Rohatyn 23

Chapter 4 Systematizer—Goldman Sachs 31

Chapter 5 Originators—Morgan Stanley 43

Chapter 6 Attack or Defend 53

Chapter 7 An Accountant, Feuds, and the Wasserstein Discovery 67

Chapter 8 The Cult of Greenhill, California 85

Chapter 9 Stovepipes 93

Chapter 10 Fall and Rise 103

Chapter 11 “The Genius Franchise” 111

Chapter 12 Stagnation and Implosion 119

Chapter 13 The Rise of Drexel 129

Chapter 14 Crime and Punishment 139

Chapter 15 A Voice in the Wilderness 151

Chapter 16 Intrigue and Resignations 159

Chapter 17 New Horizons 171

Notes 183

References 211

About the Author 215

Index 217

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