Search / 14 posts tagged Bruce Wasserstein

Lazard insiders not including Bruce Wasserstein are selling stock Are Lazard insiders (excluding Bruce Wasserstein) selling a boatload of stock for diversification purposes (the usual response) or are they hinting that there may be trouble brewing?

Atria Senior Living and Lazard -- I've been writing about bigger-picture issues but today I'd like to go back where this started, to the most vulnerable people - the elderly. The residents at the Atria Senior Living facilities are the direct victims of a big company buying up a number of senior

I have been writing about the Campaign to Improve Assisted Living -- please visit their website. I'd like to talk about the larger picture. The other day I asked Who Is the CorporationSo here is the thing. When you talk about a corporation doing something, who are you talking about? In reality you are talking about a few PEOPLE, not some anonymous corporation, PEOPLE.

Vulnerable old people can make you rich.

So far this week, in the unfolding story of Atria Senior Living, Bermuda-based (HA!) buyout firm Lazard and the really, really rich guy at the top of the food chain Bruce Wasserstein: Part four: Gouging Vulnerable Seniors -- What Can Be Done?:The world recognizes that there is a problem with this kind of uninhibited greed.

This is part four of an unfolding series on the Atria Senior Living chain of senior living facilities, and how they treat their residents and workers. So far: Part three: Living and Working at Atria Part two: Extreme Wealth Just Isn't Enough Part one: When Seniors Are the Product I have been

Part three of our unfolding story is about living and working at Atria Senior Living. Go read Unassisted Living: Atria Residents, Families, and Workers Tell Their Stories -- Boztopia.com, "Not long after she became a resident, mom and I began to notice many problems with her level of care.

Juicy Gossip: Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein asset swap in the making? Now that Lazard Freres Bruce Wasserstein has a more svelte look, he might be looking to make other changes in his life. No clue if this is true, but today's NY Daily News Rush & Molloy column suggests that Billionaire

Part One of the unfolding story was about the vulnerability of the elderly -- perfect targets for exploitation. In Part One the Bermuda-based (HA!) "buyout" firm Lazard, LLC. set up Atria Senior Living which an "affiliated entity" owns. Atria houses seniors, and collects a monthly fee, which ends up in Lazard's (affiliated) bottom line.

For some time, I have been searching for a book that gives a good overview on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in business. For me, it is out of professional interest and the curiosity in understanding how the real big deals are being done in the US and beyond.