William D. Cohan
The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co
Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd., 2008 г.
978-0-1410-3689-2
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Объем: 752 стр.
They amassed unimaginable fortunes and would stop at nothing to make a deal, until their titanic egos started to jeopardize everything. This is the astonishing story of Lazard Freres, the world`s most elite and legendary investment bank - and the men who reigned over it all. For over 150 years Lazard Freres had stood apart from other Wall Street firms by offering ultra-wealthy clients the wisdom of its `Great Men`: from Felix Rohatyn, the escapee from Nazi-occupied France turned financial genius, to Michel David-Weill, the inscrutable French billionaire `Sun King`; from Steve Rattner, the boy wonder from Long Island who clashed violently with the old guard, to larger-than-life CEO Bruce Wasserstein, `Bid-Em-Up Bruce`, who broke with the bank`s traditions and made himself billions in the process. In "The Last Tycoons" William Cohan, himself a former high-level Wall Street banker, takes us into their mysterious and secretive world, telling a story of ruthless ambition, whispered advice, explosive feuds, glamorous mistresses, decadent excesses and unimaginable wealth.
Формат: 13 см x 19,5 cм.
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