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William D. Cohan
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June 28, 2023
The Elon Twitter Debt Vulcan Chess Theory
The world’s richest man, and newest media mogul, is developing a habit of stiffing Twitter’s creditors. Is he protecting Twitter’s balance sheet or playing a cynical game of Wall Street gamesmanship?
William D. Cohan
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June 21, 2023
S.B.F. and an ‘O.C.’ Star Walk Into a Hotel…
Before Bankman-Fried’s downfall, the actor Ben McKenzie engaged in on-and-off correspondence with the alleged crypto scammer. Nearly a year later, McKenzie reflects on how S.B.F.’s purported crimes were “even dumber and simpler than I thought.”
William D. Cohan
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June 18, 2023
Will Elon Lose Control of Twitter?
As a former restructuring and bankruptcy advisor at Lazard, I can recognize the signs of a company in distress. And it’s a pretty obvious tell that there’s financial trouble brewing when a company stops paying its bills.
William D. Cohan
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June 14, 2023
The Testament of Solomon
The rumblings are getting louder at 200 West that things are not as wonderful as they should be in Goldmanland: Despite a relatively buoyant stock price during the David Solomon era, high-level people are pissed. And, unlike the old days at the bank, they aren’t keeping it to themselves.
William D. Cohan
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June 11, 2023
Zaslav’s ‘Martian’ Mission
Notes on the inside conversation percolating through the Teterboro crowd: WBD’s Sisyphean debt boulder and Gensler’s crypto holy war. Plus, a totally fitting Trump story for the ages.
William D. Cohan
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June 7, 2023
After the Goldman Rush
Dina Powell-McCormick is the latest in a surprisingly high-level cohort of partners exiting the bank. It’s the latest sign of how finance is changing and just how hard it is for Goldman Sachs to be Goldman Sachs.
William D. Cohan
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June 4, 2023
A Chamath Humbling, President Dimon Chatter & Elliott’s Triumph
News and notes about the inside chatter percolating around the Core Club set.
William D. Cohan
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May 31, 2023
Orszag in the Water
Is the new C.E.O. of Lazard actually in charge? Adventures in creative 8-K writing and organizational management at my favorite Wall Street bank.
William D. Cohan
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May 28, 2023
The Iger-Roberts Chess Match & Icahn’s Duel
News and notes from the Maidstone crowd and Burning Tree delegation.
William D. Cohan
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May 24, 2023
Gorman’s Goodbye: Inside a C.E.O. Succession Bake-Off
I talk to a lot of well-wired people inside Morgan Stanley all the time: here’s what’s going to happen next. Plus notes on succession planning inside my old stomping grounds: Lazard and JPMC.
