R.I.P. Bruce Wasserstein

By NIKKI FINKE | Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 1:00pm PDTTags: R.I.P.

News reports are saying Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein, the superstar dealmaker who backed Carl Icahn’s 2005-2006 failed attempt at a hostile takeover of Time Warner, has died. He was hospitalized earlier this week for what was described as an irregular heartbeat.

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Bruce was one of the most comprehensive thinkers and financial strategists in the history of Wall Street….His books are a Primer for deal making….

Comment by scott — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 9:25pm PDT Reply to this post
This guy was huge … but he was no Michel David-Weill.

Either way, RIP and condolences to the fam.

Comment by Kling — Friday October 16, 2009 @ 5:44pm PDT Reply to this post

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