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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Wasserstein, Wendy 1950-2006. American playwright noted for her comedies, such as The Heidi Chronicles (1988), for which she won a Pulitzer Prize.
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“In 2004 New York private-equity firm Wasserstein & Co. paid $252.9 million to buy the vendor from the Japanese conglomerate Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. in a highly leveraged transaction.”
“Since then, several controversial decisions—including replacing long-time Harry & David executives and paying the Wasserstein group millions of dollars in annual management fees—have left bitter feelings among many here, especially after the economy soured and layoffs of hourly employees began.”
“Julie Salamon, the author of Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein, writes: In the last three years, I've been consumed with the subject of secrets while I've been writing a biography of Wendy Wasserstein, the New York playwright who dedicated herself to controlling narrative, in both her life and her work.”
The Huffington Post: George Heymont: Rolling Down a River, Drowning in Denial
“Another especially beautiful number, sung by the whole cast, is "It Started With a Dream," from Pamela's First Musical, Coleman's collaboration with Wendy Wasserstein, which, to my knowledge, has only been given a staged reading in New York.”
“The most expensive co-op sold last year was the $29 million sale of an 11th-floor apartment at 927 Fifth Ave. that was owned by the late Bruce Wasserstein , the investor.”
The Wall Street Journal: Manhattan Luxury Sales Climb Back, Slowly
“Then I turned to the continuation of the article inside the paper and learned the reason: Wasserstein & Co. "purchased" the company in a leveraged buyout in 2004.”
“Cash raised through the IPO enabled Bruce Wasserstein, then head of the bank, to buy out the firm's chairman and biggest shareholder, Michel David-Weill.”
“Eastman Kodak and Hostess Brands, both of which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this month, are expected to ask the courts to let them kill their plans, following in the footsteps of bankruptcies at American Airlines parent AMR Corp., Harry & David, the mail-order food retailer owned by private-equity firm Wasserstein & Co., and scores of auto-parts companies, steelmakers and others.”
“Unlike some apartments with headline asking prices that have lingered on the market for years, the Wasserstein co-op on the corner of 74th Street was said by brokers to be reasonably priced.”
“Brokers said the frenzy of interest in the Wasserstein co-op reflected the scarcity of large Fifth Avenue apartments on the market that are well priced, require little renovation and are located high "above the tree line" with unobstructed views of Central Park.”
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