Bruce Wasserstein, the Wall Street investment banker who helped pioneer the hostile takeover in the 1980s and reshaped the mergers and acquisitions business into a high art, died Wednesday. Mr. Wasserstein, 61, was the chairman and chief executive of Lazard. The... (Continue reading)
Bruce Piedmont Wasserstein, an American investment banker and businessman, died today (14 Oct 2009) at age 61. Mr. Wasserstein, 61, was the chairman and chief executive of Lazard. The cause of death could not be immediately learned, though he had been... (Continue reading)