Word: wasserstein
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...School, Wasserstein was a longtime member of the Dean’s Advisory Board and donated $25 million two years ago for the construction of a major academic and student center in the North Yard...
...Harvard Law School are stunned and saddened by the unexpected passing of Bruce Wasserstein, one of our most prominent and influential alumni,” wrote Steven Oliveira, associate dean for development and alumni relations at the Law School, in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson. “As one of the largest benefactors in HLS’ history, Mr. Wasserstein had a transformational impact on past, current, and future students...
Although he began his career as a lawyer at the prestigious firm of Cravath, Swain & Moore, Wasserstein eventually went into banking. When he joined the investment bank First Boston, he helped build the firm into one of the most prominent mergers and acquisitions establishments of the 1980s, according to media reports...
...Wasserstein—in conjunction with his partner Joseph Perella of First Boston—created Wasserstein Perella & Co., a smaller investment bank that was eventually sold in 2000 for around $1.4 billion...
Since the sale, Wasserstein worked on several notable deals, including Carl Icahn’s now-famous attempted take-over of AOL Time Warner...