Twitter, Google, KKR, Facebook, Palm, Apple, DreamWorks.... They're only some of the high-profile IPO's we've commemorated over the years. Why dwell on these tombstones from the past---some of which go back to the 80's and 90's? Yes, they...
Twitter, Google, KKR, Facebook, Palm, Apple, DreamWorks.... They're only some of the high-profile IPO's we've commemorated over the years. Why dwell on these tombstones from the past---some of which go back to the 80's and 90's? Yes, they...
Over the years we've designed deal toys and custom awards in many media, including crystal, resin, and wood. This post from 2013 pays special tribute to our one of our favorite materials, Lucite, and to Halloween. We’ve done our best to teach...
(This is another in a series of posts, leading up to The Corporate Presence's 40th anniversary, that will focus on noteworthy deals we have commemorated). "What's that place called again where the Broncos play?". That's the question that was...
(This is another in a series of posts, leading up to The Corporate Presence's 40th anniversary, that will focus on noteworthy deals we have commemorated). It's hard to imagine which of these might've been more satisfying. Selling your company...
The M&A deals commemorated here involved not only individuals like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, and Robert Iger...but also a Ukrainian immigrant and a former Yahoo engineer. They involved firms like Blackstone, Moelis,...
You go to sleep convinced you’ve pulled off a mega deal…only to find out the next morning that it’s been snatched away from you—in the middle of the night, a continent away. See which deal we’re talking about below in the follow-up to our...
Europe's largest office building. New York City's most expensive rental. The building is nicknamed "The Bottle Opener". The hotel was created by feuding blue-blood cousins. They're all here---and more---in our Real Estate Tombstones of...
Take Shots Embrace the Grind Be a Nice Person Keep Tilt External Be Serious About Your Legacy Dealmaking wisdom from some investment banking grandee? Actually they're tips for beginning World Series of Poker players---offered...
The firm that helped launch the careers of Ken Moelis, Paul Singer, and Stephen Schwarzman—among many others? It no longer exists. But we see reminders of DLJ around our office every day—along with countless other firms that,...