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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last Monday the trio met with MCA-Universal boss Lew Wasserman, at 81 still the Godfather of Show, and his deputy Sid Sheinberg. Wasserman and Sheinberg were rankling under the ownership of Matsushita, the Japanese conglomerate. MCA was home to both Geffen, whose current music company is housed there, and Spielberg, whose Amblin films are distributed mainly through Universal; the director regards Sheinberg as a mentor of nearly 30 years. "Lew and Sid's intentions were to get back control of their company," says Katzenberg, "and they hoped we'd be an ally to them. We assured them we would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: A Studio Is Born | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...were stock portfolios. Like middle-class "financial services," corporate "mergers and acquisitions" are a permanent feature of American capitalism. Any pretense that they advanced some particular theory of corporate efficiency -- that small companies are better than large ones, or vice versa; that owner management is better than wide public ownership, or vice versa; that conglomerates are better than single- industry firms, or vice versa -- is now passe. Firms simply unite and divide like amoebas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Food Chain | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...corporation evolved in the 19th century as a way for businesses to raise large sums of money and for investors to get the benefit of professional management. It became a brilliant device for directing capital to where it could be used most efficiently. The key was the separation of ownership and management. But were they ever supposed to get this separated? Count the layers of management. There's the management of the actual business, as a 19th century capitalist might have recognized it. Then there's the management of the corporate shell. Then there are the investment bankers, putting companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Food Chain | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...said that, whatever name his ownership group chooses for the restaurant, it will become a proving ground for unreleased video games...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Newest Tommy's Owners Move in | 10/8/1994 | See Source »

...transition to new ownership has not been smooth. Questions surround the status of the site's health license...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Newest Tommy's Owners Move in | 10/8/1994 | See Source »

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