A legendary New York investor, who turned his back on hedge-fund management two years ago, emerges as a significant shareholder in the London spread-betting firm IG Group... more
The death of Lazard chief executive and investment banking legend Bruce Wasserstein will trigger the payout of $188 million (£115.3 million) of shares, it emerged ... more
AS he enters the Pearly Gates, it’s tempting to think of Bruce Wasserstein, the Wall Street banker, who died yesterday, sizing them up for an asset play ... more
Kraft Foods’ pursuit of Cadbury took an unexpected twist today after lead advisor and legendary dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein was taken to hospital with an irregular heartbeat... more
Analysis: Merger mania is back in America and Wall Street bankers who have spent the last year wandering in a fruitless and miserable wasteland are clamouring for a piece of the action... more
Shareholder activist group Pirc calls upon DTZ shareholders to reject the pay package of chief executive Paul Idzik at the AGM of the 5500-strong global property agents... more
One of the advantages of a long summer break was that it gave me time to reread Barbarians at the Gate, the seminal tale from 20 years ago of the takeover battle for RJR Nabisco, which came to define the grotesque excess of 1980s Wall Street ... more
A giant-sized welcome is in order to Bruce Wasserstein, the Lazards chief and legendary New York banker who is leading the Kraft takeover bid for Cadbury... more
If you want people to sit up and take notice of your £10 billion takeover bid, there are few better ways than employing veteran New York banker Bruce Wasserstein to lead the attack ... more
ANALYSIS Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo, will be feeling hot under the collar now that Carl Icahn has set his sights on the internet company... more
Gordon Brown's credit crisis meeting with the bankers and financiers was one giant photo-opportunity; an Action Man prime minister being seen to be in charge... more
Monaco-based multimillionaire Jon Wood is an unlikely champion of the dispossessed - and even allies in the fight against nationalisation seem wary of him
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Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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