Michel David-Weill, Influential Lazard Banker, Dies at 89 - The New York Times

A member of his firm’s family dynasty, he built Lazard into an elite player on Wall Street while keeping it a smaller operation than most of its competitors.

Mr. David-Weill was sometimes referred to as the Sun King. Everything revolved around Michel at Lazard, William D. Cohan, the author of The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.… [+1370 chars]

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