{"product_id":"dealings-a-political-and-financial-life-paperback","title":"Dealings: A Political and Financial Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelix G. Rohatyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a German soldier's chance decision to reach for a cigarette and absently wave a car through a checkpoint outside Marseille in 1940 that allowed Felix Rohatyn and his Jewish family to escape from Nazi-occupied France. In the States, a chance summer job led him to the small, private investment bank of Lazard Frères, where he came under the tutelage of legendary financier André Meyer. The summer job turned into an extraordinary fifty-year career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as \"the preeminent investment banker of his generation,\" Rohatyn was a creator of the merger-and-acquisition business that revolutionized investment banking and transformed the worlds of finance and entertainment. In this very personal account, Rohatyn takes us behind the headlines to offer readers a telling look at some of the era's most renowned figures in the worlds of finance, entertainment, and politics. We are alongside Rohatyn as he meets Steve Ross in the back of the funeral parlor Ross is managing as they strategize to take control of Warner Brothers, and in André Meyer's art-filled apartment as they negotiate with Frank Sinatra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are with Rohatyn as he assists Harold Geneen of ITT weather a series of congressional investigations, and as he stays one step ahead of the canny Michael Ovitz as Matsushita attempts to win control of Lew Wasserman's Universal Pictures. We also watch Rohatyn defending shareholders' interests as the RJR-Nabisco buyout becomes a cautionary tale of executive greed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe have a front-row seat as Rohatyn and Governor Hugh Carey forge a desperation plan to save New York City from bankruptcy. And we accompany Rohatyn when he returns to Paris as the U.S. ambassador to the country he barely escaped alive as a young boy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of headline-making revelations, insider stories, keen personal observations, and relevant financial wisdoms, \u003ci\u003eDealings \u003c\/i\u003eis the page-turning story of a life well lived.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix G. Rohatyn is Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of the investment banking firm Lazard Freres \u0026amp; Co., LLC. He is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, Rohatyn has been the managing director at Lazard, the chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corporation to the State of New York, and the U.S. ambassador to France. He lives in New York with his wife, Elizabeth .\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47569567187197,"sku":"9781439181973","price":30.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/K0c5REtzbGIyenlmL1MrYXZiTnVvdz09.webp?v=1779602001","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/dealings-a-political-and-financial-life-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}