Word: dillon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suffering is the overseas branches of American investment banks, which have vaulted ahead of their European financial rivals in advising European companies on mergers and acquisitions. In 1998 Morgan Stanley ranked first as the leading financial adviser of completed transactions in Europe, followed by Goldman Sachs. Warburg Dillon Read, an adviser based in Britain, had held the top spot for the two previous years...
...pharmaceutical companies such as American Home Products and Merck to extend patents on their drugs or prevent others from manufacturing them. "Generics are caught in a squeeze, which is why only half the 24 publicly traded companies in the industry are profitable," says Jerry Treppel, an analyst at Warburg Dillon Read. Mylan is in the potent half, having earned $100 million on revenues of $550 million last year. Its stock price closed last week at $27.31, down from a recent high...
...Despite such attempts to reform the image of a beautiful woman, the U.S. media still makes it difficult for women to accept their less-than-perfect bodies, according to Kate Dillon, a self-described "plus-sized" model...
...young girl, Dillon became obsessed with her weight, because of taunting, and developed "walking anorexia". At 16, she entered the fashion industry as a "skinny model", only to quit at age 20 because of her constant struggle to stay thin...
...couldn't help but recognize that I was a player in my destruction," she said. Two years later, Dillon resumed her career as a "plus size" model. Her success story drew sustained applause from the crowd...