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William D. Cohan
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October 27, 2025
A Fanatic’s Notes
Michael Rubin explains how his $31 billion company evolved from an e-commerce merchandiser into the third-largest sportsbook in the U.S., and why he’s in “no rush” for an exit.
William D. Cohan
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October 26, 2025
Jamie’s Castle in the Sky
Dimon’s $3 billion (or maybe as much as $5 billion, really) new headquarters is the physical embodiment of his fortress balance sheet and a metaphor for our fractional banking system. But the seeming permanence of its bronze facade shouldn’t fool old Wall Street hands, who know nothing is forever.
William D. Cohan
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October 22, 2025
Zaz Enters “Revlon Mode”
The deal maestro has turned Warner Bros. Discovery’s breakup into a full-blown Wall Street pageant—part strategic review, part auction theater—with David Ellison waiting in the wings.
William D. Cohan
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October 19, 2025
The Credit Market vs. The Cockroaches
The coffers are bursting again at JPMorgan Chase, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America, but Jamie Dimon and others sense the private-credit markets may signal trouble ahead. The P.E. firms have another idea.
William D. Cohan
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October 15, 2025
The S.B.F. Parent Trap
In a rare public appearance, Joe Bankman confessed the depths of his agony over his son and his own attempts at a gradual renewal.
William D. Cohan
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October 12, 2025
Washington’s Wet Hot Crypto Summer
An illuminating conversation with Chris Land, the general counsel to Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, about the Genius Act—the potentially game-changing stablecoin legislation that nobody’s talking about.
William D. Cohan
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October 8, 2025
Should Zaz Kiss Off the Ellisons?
To defend against a Paramount Skydance takeover, David Zaslav will need to prove that splitting up Warner Bros. Discovery will be more valuable for shareholders than selling everything to the Ellisons. According to analysts, he’s got a good case.
William D. Cohan
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October 5, 2025
The Ellison Takeover Whisper Theater
It’s been nearly a month since news broke that Paramount Skydance was considering a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—a fraught period that has allowed analysts and veteran Wall Street hands to opine, publicly and privately, on the potential deal and whether it should go the distance.
William D. Cohan
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September 28, 2025
The Silence of the Ellisons
An inside view into the kremlinology of the Ellison–WBD deal—the surprising comms plan, the eerie post-announcement silence, and the unintended consequences pertaining to the final price.
William D. Cohan
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September 24, 2025
Goldman’s Man Up North
News and notes on Canadian prime minister and Goldman alum Mark Carney’s view of America under Trump 2.0, and an opening interest rate salvo from the president’s new man at the Fed.
