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Inside the secretive world of elite banking.

"The Last Tycoons" might be just the read for you if you're fascinated by the mix of power, wealth, and dramatic personalities in the world of high finance. William D. Cohan's experience as a Wall Street insider translates into a riveting narrative that feels like you've got a front-row seat to the clash of financial titans. His detailed storytelling unveils the cutthroat tactics and towering egos that shaped Lazard Freres, making this book more than just a history—it's an epic drama played out in the executive suites of global finance.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year (2007)
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ISBN: 9780141036892
Authors: William D. Cohan
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Finance, Finance, Biography, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 3.86
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They amassed unimaginable fortunes and would stop at nothing to make a deal, until their titanic egos started to jeopardize everything. This is the astonishing story of Lazard Freres, the world's most elite and legendary investment bank - and the men who reigned over it all. For over 150 years Lazard Freres had stood apart from other Wall Street firms by offering ultra-wealthy clients the wisdom of its 'Great Men': from Felix Rohatyn, the escapee from Nazi-occupied France turned financial genius, to Michel David-Weill, the inscrutable French billionaire 'Sun King'; from Steve Rattner, the boy wonder from Long Island who clashed violently with the old guard, to larger-than-life CEO Bruce Wasserstein, 'Bid-Em-Up Bruce', who broke with the bank's traditions and made himself billions in the process. In "The Last Tycoons", William Cohan, himself a former high-level Wall Street banker, takes us into their mysterious and secretive world, telling a story of ruthless ambition, whispered advice, explosive feuds, glamorous mistresses, decadent excesses and unimaginable wealth.
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Inside the secretive world of elite banking.

"The Last Tycoons" might be just the read for you if you're fascinated by the mix of power, wealth, and dramatic personalities in the world of high finance. William D. Cohan's experience as a Wall Street insider translates into a riveting narrative that feels like you've got a front-row seat to the clash of financial titans. His detailed storytelling unveils the cutthroat tactics and towering egos that shaped Lazard Freres, making this book more than just a history—it's an epic drama played out in the executive suites of global finance.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.