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William D. Cohan

A bestselling author, renowned financial journalist, and former M&A banker, covering what’s really happening on Wall Street.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
“This acquisition is attractive for UBS shareholders but, let us be clear... this is an emergency rescue,” said UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher.
William D. Cohan • March 29, 2023
A Bear Stearns Shit Sandwich in Switzerland
News and notes on the UBS-Credit Suisse arranged marriage: Bear déjà vu, the AT1 fiasco, Michael Klein, and that bizarre FT piece.
A scrum of security guards, reporters, and customers outside of Silicon Valley Bank a few days after it collapsed.
William D. Cohan • March 19, 2023
The Last Days of SVB
A double-Goldman scramble, a “wall-cross,” an equity book that wasn’t, a Moody’s downgrade crisis, and a board mulligan: the real story about what went down during the final days of Silicon Valley Bank.
It’s hard to disagree with Bill Ackman, who tweeted, somewhat defensively, in the aftermath of the FDIC’s decision, that the government did the right thing.
William D. Cohan • March 15, 2023
Two Days in the Valley
A postmortem of an abbreviated financial crisis, and a look ahead to the next one in our social media age.
Greg Becker, president and C.E.O. of Silicon Valley Bank.
William D. Cohan • March 12, 2023
SVB’s Valley of Death
Assessing the reality of a historic 48 hours on Wall Street.
Is the day approaching when some of the most prestigious Wall Street law firms—Cravath, Wachtell, Weil Gotshal or Paul Weiss, for example—go public?
William D. Cohan • March 8, 2023
The Next Big I.P.O. Scramble?
Fifty years ago, DLJ changed Wall Street forever by altering the conventional wisdom as the first private investment bank to go public in an I.P.O. It set off a tidal wave of followers. Now, is Big Law ready for its moment?
Goldman C.E.O. David Solomon responded to pointed questions about the firm decade-long, unprofitiable foray into consumer banking at last week’s investor conference.
William D. Cohan • March 5, 2023
Benioff’s Moves, Goldman Questions & A Disney Activist Post-Mortem
News and notes around Wall Street: about David Solomon’s consumer play, Salesforce’s activist appeasement, Disney’s life after Peltz, and Elon.
What’s clear in the end was that Lee was a complex individual, like many of us, with demons and ghosts and behavior that was self-destructive.
William D. Cohan • March 1, 2023
What Was Eating Tom Lee?
Ever since the L.B.O. pioneer was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Wall Street has been buzzing—trying to figure out why someone who seemed to have it all would take such a drastic action.
Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav.
William D. Cohan • February 26, 2023
Zaz’s “Equity Story” & Credit Suisse’s Demise
News and notes on the inside conversation on Wall Street: David Zaslav’s debt journey, the Carlos Watson indictment, and the latest developments with Credit Suisse.
Blackrock Chairman and C.E.O. Larry Fink.
William D. Cohan • February 22, 2023
The Wall Street Woke Wars
On the Wall Street of yore, economics always trumped politics. But now the E.S.G. phenomenon has changed all that, setting off beefs galore between state treasurers and money managers. Herewith, a view from the front lines…
Paramount Global chairperson Shari Redstone can pretty much do whatever she wants at the now-combined entity, including replacing its C.E.O., its board and single-handedly deciding whether the company should be sold.
William D. Cohan • February 19, 2023
Shari’s Choice, An S.B.F. Twist & Apollo’s Kingdom
News and notes from the inside conversation on Wall Street: the future of Paramount Global, the latest on the FTX bankruptcy, and a close reading of a monster private equity deal.
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