Surviving Wall Street

Scott L. Bok 지음

Wiley 2025년 04월 29일 출간

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M&A dealmaker's real-life adventure tale tells the story of a turbulent period on Wall Street Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy and Timing portrays the dramatic transformation of the investment banking business in recent decades through the tumultuous saga of one firm (Greenhill & Co., a specialist in mergers and acquisitions) and one man (Scott Bok, the longtime CEO of that firm). Written in the style of an adventure tale, this book is also a "coming of age" story for a naive young man who came to Wall Street—as thousands like him do each year—and managed to grab a front-row seat for a period of epic change. Readers will gain an insider's perspective on: A M&A firm's journey from start-up to wildly successful first-of-a-kind IPO and later to a sale to a major global bank Numerous crises that rocked Greenhill and all of Wall Street, including the dot-com crash, global financial crisis and pandemic How the creation of new firms and mergers or collapses of old ones have driven the evolution and growth of the industry The author's role in a battle for control of the University of Pennsylvania that featured activist shareholder and corporate takeover tactics A firsthand account of deals and dealmakers told from inside the boardroom, Surviving Wall Street will captivate those wanting to understand the dramatic evolution and expansion of Wall Street, as well as younger readers hoping to chart their own path to success in this Darwinian industry.

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Preface xi Chapter 1 Before the Beginning 1 Chapter 2 I Want to Be a Part of It 15 Chapter 3 Up, Up and Away 27 Chapter 4 Moving Fast 37 Chapter 5 A Bubble Bursts 59 Chapter 6 Refusing to Sell Out 93 Chapter 7 A Not So Crazy Idea 117 Chapter 8 Brains and Bull Markets 139 Chapter 9 Visitors From Jurassic Park 157 Chapter 10 Another Year of Magical Thinking 171 Chapter 11 Shifting Tides and Tidal Waves 191 Chapter 12 Greedy People Watching 223 Chapter 13 Not Too Big to Fail 241 Chapter 14 Zambonis and Ice 265 Chapter 15 Clouds of Dust 281 Chapter 16 Starting Over 301 Chapter 17 Succession 325 Chapter 18 “we’re Gonna Die” 343 Chapter 19 Not Dead Yet 367 Chapter 20 It’s (not Always) a Wonderful Life 381 Chapter 21 There Is a Season 401 Chapter 22 A Gathering Storm 419 Chapter 23 Two Worlds Collide 433 Acknowledgements 463 Notes 467 About the Author 483 Index 485

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저자(글) Scott L. Bok