M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions IndustryISBN: 978-0-470-12689-9
Hardcover
240 pages
October 2008
Other Available Formats: E-book
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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 GodfathersFlom and Lipton 13
Chapter 3 SeducersHarris and Rohatyn 23
Chapter 4 SystematizerGoldman Sachs 31
Chapter 5 OriginatorsMorgan 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