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William D. Cohan

A bestselling author, renowned financial journalist, and former M&A banker, covering what’s really happening on Wall Street.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
Goldman C.E.O. David Solomon responded to pointed questions about the firm decade-long, unprofitiable foray into consumer banking at last week’s investor conference.
William D. Cohan • March 5, 2023
Benioff’s Moves, Goldman Questions & A Disney Activist Post-Mortem
News and notes around Wall Street: about David Solomon’s consumer play, Salesforce’s activist appeasement, Disney’s life after Peltz, and Elon.
What’s clear in the end was that Lee was a complex individual, like many of us, with demons and ghosts and behavior that was self-destructive.
William D. Cohan • March 1, 2023
What Was Eating Tom Lee?
Ever since the L.B.O. pioneer was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Wall Street has been buzzing—trying to figure out why someone who seemed to have it all would take such a drastic action.
Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav.
William D. Cohan • February 26, 2023
Zaz’s “Equity Story” & Credit Suisse’s Demise
News and notes on the inside conversation on Wall Street: David Zaslav’s debt journey, the Carlos Watson indictment, and the latest developments with Credit Suisse.
Blackrock Chairman and C.E.O. Larry Fink.
William D. Cohan • February 22, 2023
The Wall Street Woke Wars
On the Wall Street of yore, economics always trumped politics. But now the E.S.G. phenomenon has changed all that, setting off beefs galore between state treasurers and money managers. Herewith, a view from the front lines…
Paramount Global chairperson Shari Redstone can pretty much do whatever she wants at the now-combined entity, including replacing its C.E.O., its board and single-handedly deciding whether the company should be sold.
William D. Cohan • February 19, 2023
Shari’s Choice, An S.B.F. Twist & Apollo’s Kingdom
News and notes from the inside conversation on Wall Street: the future of Paramount Global, the latest on the FTX bankruptcy, and a close reading of a monster private equity deal.
These days, some critics are out for David Solomon, the 61-year-old Goldman C.E.O., who is now into his fifth year leading the 154-year-old firm.
William D. Cohan • February 15, 2023
Song of Solomon
The player haters are out for Goldman after a painful quarter, cost-cutting and layoffs. But Goldman historians (like yours truly) have seen this movie before and it always has a happy ending.
A new book about Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s dramatic C-suit battles has led to a relitigation of her legacy.
William D. Cohan • February 12, 2023
Dan Loeb’s New Quest & Shari Fiction 101
News and notes from around Wall Street: Marc Benioff’s five-headed activist hydra, Shari’s reduced fortune, and Iger’s elegant detente.
Jean-Charles Decaux, Eurazeo's chairman.
William D. Cohan • February 8, 2023
A Private Equity Boardroom Coup
Less than a year after his death, the family of legendary financier Michel David-Weill has ceded control of a second family heirloom. It is an outcome at once unfathomable and inevitable.
Gautam Adani’s business empire has lost more than $100 billion in value since it was targeted by short seller Nathan Anderson at Hindenburg Research.
William D. Cohan • February 5, 2023
Wall Street Succession & Adani’s Hindenburg Disaster
News and notes on the inside conversation on Wall Street: Carlyle’s surprise move, the Adani shockwaves, and JPow’s smoke signals.
Trian founder partner Nelson Peltz has commenced a proxy battle against Disney to get the board seat Iger denied him.
William D. Cohan • February 1, 2023
Nelson Peltz’s Other C.E.O. Gambit
The activist circling Disney just helped orchestrate another C.E.O. succession. Should Bob Iger recalculate whether he wants Peltz outside the tent?
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