Dry Powder
Unique and privileged insight into the private conversations taking place inside boardrooms and corner offices up and down Wall Street, relayed by best-selling author, journalist, and former M&A senior banker William D. Cohan.
Archives
April 6, 2025
Tariff Hunger Games, DJT’s Roller Coaster & “Tri-Polar” Trade
April 3, 2025
Carlos Watson’s Rebirth, A Bizarro $1.5B Fundraise & The “Pardon Czar”
March 30, 2025
Elon’s Deal Alchemy, The Paul Weiss Contagion & A Morgan Stanley Special
March 26, 2025
Paul Weiss Fallout, Wall Street C.E.O. Panic & The Google Breakup Fee
March 23, 2025
Bessentology, Chisholm’s $6.1B Long Game & Altman’s Moonshot
March 19, 2025
The Bessent Bull Case, Paul Weiss Anxiety & LVMH Protectionism
March 16, 2025
Trump’s M&A Poison Pill, Elon’s Starlink Math & A Paramount Complexifier
March 13, 2025
A Clare Locke Antagonist, A Carried Interest Tease & Ackman’s Face Turn
March 9, 2025
Trump’s Crypto Maximalism & S.B.F.’s Pardon Strategy
March 6, 2025
Buffett Blackstone Lore, Paramount Deal Fatigue & Elon’s Car Crash
March 2, 2025
The Zaz Hunger Games & A Trump Media Dip
February 27, 2025
Ackman’s Ambitions & S.B.F.’s Prison Diaries
February 23, 2025
Sorkin’s Warning, Cantor Primogeniture & An ESPN Battle
February 20, 2025
Wall Street Heavies on Trump, Elon Anxieties & A Would-Be California Governor
February 16, 2025
Elon’s Stunning X Turnaround, Rubenstein’s Adieu & Ari Mishegas
February 13, 2025
Mayo’s Manifesto, Goldman Bonus-ology & Elon vs. Sam
February 9, 2025
Trump’s P.E. Threat, The Carried Interest Mafia & The E.T.F. Nadir
February 6, 2025
Wall Street’s Trumphilia, A New Comcast Spin Idea & Elon’s Buddy in D.C.
February 3, 2025
Masa-ology, Blackstone’s Blowout & S.B.F.’s Cry for Help
January 30, 2025
Nvidia-ology, Bonus Season Philosophy & Wall Street’s A.I. Fears
