TABLE OF CONTENTS
Deal Blazers
May/June 2007
The Women of M&A
Perhaps most remarkably, many women in M&A now feel quite comfortable talking about how they differ from men -- and how that can help them close the deal.
Can Private Equity (and Wilbur Ross) Save Detroit?
Private Equity is methodically plowing billions into America's most fabled and troubled industry.
California Dreaming
The subprime scare may be dwindling the audience for the nation's real-estate show, but in L.A. a few big-budget projects are still poised for blockbuster openings.
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Initial Offering
The Grill Room’s Best Customers
You Are Here
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Blankfein (Almost) Buys His Dream House
Penthouse
By
Mark Cohen
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Angelina and Morgan Stanley: A Couple!
The Reel Deal
By
Hilary Lewis
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Pittsburgh
36 Holes in...
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David Baum
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A famous-again country club and an up-and-coming resort put the irons back in the Iron City
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Hands on in Haiti
My Charity
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Scott Eden
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Charity
Ali’s Latest Comeback, and Some Cabs Past Their Prime
Buy, Hold, Sell
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Grumpy Old Man
My Deal From Hell
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The latest in a series of anonymous reminiscences
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What’s Your Lazard I.Q.?
By
Scott Lasser
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Books
Connecting the Dots
Book Value
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Scott Lasser
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Books
Heirs to the Airmen
My Mentor
By
Ben Mattlin
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Reinventing the Pager
Elevator Pitch
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Recorded by David Rose, CEO of Ambient Devices — a six-year-old company that recently relaunched with several million in
B-round financing — on the elevator of Boston’s John Hancock Building. Riding time: 63 seconds.
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CS's Cafeteria
Closing Dinner
By
Hilary Lewis
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Eleven Madison Park has many things to recommend it — proximity being just one of them
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Road Warrior
The Color of Money
Ground Transportation
By
Scott Eden
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Eco-friendly limos make it, if not easy, at least not so hard being green
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Road Warrior
Frankfurt's Top Club
Terminal
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Jean Tang
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Lufthansa’s new flagship is less an airport than a glorious time machine
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Terminal
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Airports
Fantastic Voyager
Tool
By
Mark Spoonauer
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The next big small thing has arrived
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Oldie But Goodie
Room Key
By
Cynthia Rosenfeld
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One of the world’s most renowned hotels is open anew for business
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Road Warrior
Under and Out
My Three Hour Vacation
By
Joe Bonavita
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After the longest of long hauls, Sydney offered me a whirlwind respite
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Getaway
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Road Warrior
BlackBerry’s Latest Bounty
Tether
By
Mark Spoonauer
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Now your favorite handheld comes with GPS, too
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Gadget
The Light Fantastic
First Class
By
Jean Tang
Finally, an airline that knows there’s no rule that you have to arrive stuffed.
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Road Warrior
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Airports
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First Class
Worth By Northwest
Deal-A-Meal
By
Sara Dickerman
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A day of negotiation-friendly dining in Seattle
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Deal-A-Meal
Welcome to WYOU-FM
Toy
By
Mark Spoonauer
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A cross between an iPod and XM, the Slacker is a real player
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Tech
Players
Mining for Treasure
Deal of Lifetime
By
Michael Madden
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It wasn’t the biggest acquisition deal of my banking career, but it was by far the one of which I’m proudest
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Bear’s Bull
The Three Commandments
By
Gary Stern
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Bear Growth Capital Partners’ Paul Lattanzio finds gold in hidden places — and isn’t afraid to hold onto it
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VC's Dynasty
Hall of Fame
By
Rita Koselka
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Three generations of Drapers helped turn a sunny peninsula into Silicon Valley. Now Bill Draper and his son, Tim, back technologies that might change the world
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Middle East Meets West
Cross Border
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Leah McGrath Goodman
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Leave the daily skirmishes between the Muslim world and the West to the politicians. To Jeremy Beswick, the two sides have
never been tighter.
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Mr. Trouble
Up-and-Comer
By
Gary Stern
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Let others chase cash-flow multiples — Steven B. Zuckerman looks to make his mark making cash from distress.
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Players
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Up-and-Comer
Lease on Life
By
Vince Calio
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In saving Angelo, Gordon’s deal for King Super Markets, W.P. Carey’s Benjamin Harris demonstrates the potential of sale-lease
back financing.
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Players
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Brainstorm
Buy or Be Bought
Executive Order
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Fraser Clarke is not only a prescient dealmaker who helped sell Hair Club — he’s also its president. And thanks to his war chest,
he’s been on an acquisition tear By Pat Olsen
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If the Shoe Fits
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Rich Blake
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Women’s-footwear stalwart Stuart Weitzman saw his business going to another level. So he tried on a pair from Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. That’s when the games began
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China Syndrome
M&A Q&A
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Randall Lane
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The hottest deal market in the world is also
the most complicated. In a freewheeling roundtable, three pioneers decipher the mysteries of Chinese buyouts and investing.
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Acquisitions
Features
Women of M&A
By
Joan Warner
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Perhaps most remarkably, many women in M&A now feel quite comfortable talking about how they differ from men — and how that can help them close the deal.
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Players
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Women in M&A
My Deal - Susan Saltzbart Kilsby
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Joan Warner
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Players
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Women in M&A
My Deal - Chris Ruggeri
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Joan Warner
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Players
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Women in M&A
My Deal - Accidental Pioneers
By
Joan Warner
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Players
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Women in M&A
My Deal - Nisha Kumar
By
Joan Warner
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Players
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Women in M&A
My Deal - Elizabeth Weatherman
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Joan Warner
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Players
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Women in M&A
Women of M&A Profiles
By
Joan Warner
Today's women dealmakers are right at home at the head of the boardroom table. Meet a few of the savvy women who are shattering the M&A glass ceiling.
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Players
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Women in M&A
Can Private Equity (and Wilbur Ross) Save Detroit?
By
William Holstein
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The Chrysler buyout is shining a bright light onto what was, until recently, a quiet phenomenon: Private Rquity is methodically plowing billions into America's most fabled - and troubled - industry - by William Holstein
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Players
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Dealmaker Feature
Bank Shot
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By day, Gary Boren plays angel and rainmaker for the Dallas deal community. By night, he’s the secret weapon that gives the Mavericks hope for an NBA championship By Scott Eden
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Armed & Dangerous
By
Nick Kolakowski
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Each spring, the world’s top timepieces unite in Switzerland to do battle at Baselworld, the planet’s most prestigious watch show. In honour of this year’s unveiling, we offer our collection of
the past year’s hottest watches, each a work of artisanal genius worthy of being strapped to your wrist.
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Dealmaker Feature
Closing
Sweet Carolina
Retreats
By
Nick Kolakowski
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Retreats
High in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a new ownership resort balances world-class amenities with a devotion to preserving the environment — and your peace of mind By Nick Kolakowski
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Closing
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Retreats
Getaway Car
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Could the luxurious new Bentley Continental GTC help an Atlanta-based Citigroup V.P. escape from a big weekend — and big allergies — in the big city? By Marty Padgett
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Closing
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Road Show
California Dreaming
Home Equity
By
Lisa Selin Davis
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The subprime scare may be dwindling the audience for the nation’s real-estate show, but in L.A. a few big-budget projects are still poised for blockbuster openings By Lisa Selin Davis
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Closing
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Dealmaker Home Equity
Rare Air
Blue Sky
By
Robert Goyer
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When is a $40 million private jet a bargain? When it’s the Dassault Falcon 7X, the world’s most advanced bizjet By Robert Goyer
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Closing
Highlands High Life
Venture
By
Ty Wenger
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In the rugged northernmost reaches of Scotland lies a land of savory cuisine, one of the world’s most exclusive sporting clubs — and an unrivaled collection of spectacular links
By Ty Wenger
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Closing
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Venture
A Very Good Year
Liquidation
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Anthony Giglio
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Can the wildly heralded 2005 Bordeaux — still in barrels — match its unprecedented hype? We jetted to France for an advance taste By Anthony Giglio
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Wine
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Closing
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Liquidation
Backpage
Money Train
Tombstone
By
Teri Buhl
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It was a head-on collision in the making: Ten years ago, three railroad giants were bickering about price in a deal that would redraw the nation’s rail maps.
By Teri Buhl
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Closing
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Tombstone
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