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A Private Equity Prom to Remember

Memories of the Forstmanns, Morgan Stanley halcyon days, legendary deals made (and killed), and all the feels at Tom Lister’s jubilee.

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William D. Cohan
September 14, 2022

Last Thursday night, in Manhattan, I did something I have not done in my 35 years of affiliation with Wall Street: I went to a retirement party for someone I have long considered a real friend.