I saw the news earlier today that that Ivan Boesky has died… Back in the 1980s Boesky was a controversial risk arbitrageur who bet on the outcome of mergers. His book, “Merger Mania,” came at the peak of his celebrity in 1985. I still have an autographed copy on my bookshelf.
"The Event" was one of the most fascinating crime stories of the century: people were betrayed over hundreds of millions of dollars, but there were no mob hits, no suspicious deaths. It's like it wasn't real.
That's actually a lovely remembrance, Mr. Greenberg. I was getting my MBA at UNC when all that, "the event," went down. It was fascinating to read about all that at the time. Thanks for sharing that. I'm sure you have many fascinating stories like that from your career. Good on Boesky for flagging you down. All's fair in love and war, and all that.
An asterisk in corporate history. I'm pretty sure more Crain's, where I covered steel/materials, but it was all a blur. At the Trib I focused on food, consumer products, etc... but we all took turns writing "company news".
"The Event" was one of the most fascinating crime stories of the century: people were betrayed over hundreds of millions of dollars, but there were no mob hits, no suspicious deaths. It's like it wasn't real.
That's actually a lovely remembrance, Mr. Greenberg. I was getting my MBA at UNC when all that, "the event," went down. It was fascinating to read about all that at the time. Thanks for sharing that. I'm sure you have many fascinating stories like that from your career. Good on Boesky for flagging you down. All's fair in love and war, and all that.
Herb I fondly remember Gould’s interaction with Boesky during the semiconductor M&A. Rest in Peace Ivan!
Until this moment I had forgotten all about Gould! And... I'm pretty sure I covered it at Crain's.
Herb you covered Gould at the Trib and later at Crain's!
An asterisk in corporate history. I'm pretty sure more Crain's, where I covered steel/materials, but it was all a blur. At the Trib I focused on food, consumer products, etc... but we all took turns writing "company news".