The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co

The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co
ISBN-10
0385514514
ISBN-13
9780385514514
Series
The Last Tycoons
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
742
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Doubleday Books
Author
William D. Cohan

Description

Journeys deep inside the secret world of the storied Wall Street bank, Lazard Frères & Co., revealing how the explosive feuds and power struggles among investment bankers Felix Rohatyn and Steve Rattner, French billionaire and Lazard CEO Michel David-Weill, and his chosen successor, Bruce Wasserstein, turned the financial world upside down. 150,000 first printing.

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