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☆ 6 top Goldman dealmakers, from Dan Dees to Gene Sykes, reflect on their careers at the investment bank, from junior banker to partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Wall Street careers are notoriously grueling and littered with politicking and jockeying to climb the ranks. AdvertisementNow, these six partners are looking back on their own rise, offering words of wisdom from their own Wall Street origin stories. At Goldman Sachs, the core of who we are in investment banking is M&A. Gene Sykes, cochairman of global M&A and global TMT:Gene Sykes Courtesy of Goldman SachsThe market for M&A advice has evolved over time. Are you a Goldman Sachs or Wall Street insider?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Alison Mass, Stephan Feldgoise, Dan Dees, Hank Paulson, Tim Ingrassia, Alison, Goldman, Peter Weinberg, Gene Sykes, It's, Mark Sorrell, John Thornton, John Waldron, Karen Cook, Yoel Zaoui, Gregg Lemkau, it's, Jennifer Kopylov, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, Wall, Partners, Business, US Treasury, Street, Goldman Locations: New York City, London, New York, Europe, American

☆ Exclusive-BDT & MSD Partners Explores $5 Billion Sale of Alliance Laundry-Sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anirban Sen(Reuters) - Merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners, the owner of Alliance Laundry Systems, is exploring a sale of the U.S. laundry equipment manufacturer that could value it at nearly $5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. BDT & MSD Partners, Alliance Laundry, and Morgan Stanley declined to comment. It supplies laundry systems to U.S. military facilities, laundromat chains, hotels, long-term healthcare facilities and clinics, restaurants, fire stations, residential apartments, and other businesses across sectors. In 2015, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sold its majority stake in Ripon, Wisconsin-based Alliance Laundry to BDT Capital Partners, prior to its merger with MSD Partners. BDT & MSD Partners is run by former Goldman Sachs alumni Trott and Gregg Lemkau.

Persons: Anirban Sen, Morgan Stanley, Michael, Byron, Primus, Goldman Sachs, Trott, Gregg Lemkau, Silver, Armour, Shari Redstone, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Reuters, Merchant, MSD Partners, Alliance Laundry Systems, Alliance, Laundry, BDT Capital Partners Locations: Ontario, Ripon , Wisconsin, New York

☆ One of Goldman Sachs' top executives running investment banking and global markets is set to step down: Read the full memo
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jim Esposito, one of three co-heads of Goldman Sachs's powerful global banking and markets division, is set to step down. His previous roles include co-head of the global financing group, co-head of global markets, and global co-head of investment banking. Most recently, Jim played an important role in bringing together our Global Markets and Investment Banking franchises to form the Global Banking & Markets business. Jim's passion for our distinctive culture has also been reflected in his commitment to recruiting, developing and mentoring talented individuals around the world, including the next generation of leaders across Global Banking & Markets. Prior to assuming his current role, Jim was global co-head of the Global Markets Division and before that global co-head of the Investment Banking Division.

Persons: Jim Esposito, Goldman, Esposito, He's, David Solomon, Solomon, John Waldron, Waldron, Julian Salisbury, —, Salisbury's, Eric Lane, Gregg Lemkau, Goldman Sachs, Jim, Jenn, David Organizations: Business, Goldman, Wall Street, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Tiger Global, IB, Global Banking, Markets, Management, Investment Banking, Global Markets, Global Markets Division, Global, Group, Trustees, Corporation, Brown University, Advisors, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

☆ Meet Russell Horwitz, the ex-Goldman partner who is stepping in as David Solomon's chief of staff at a vulnerable time for the CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russell Horwitz has been named David Solomon's new chief of staff at a difficult time for the CEO. Russell Horwitz, a partner and former chief of staff to CEO Lloyd Blankfein, is returning to the firm after roughly two years away. Another, Jake Siewert, left Goldman for Warburg Pincus in June 2021. Horwitz left soon after. He has Washington experienceLike Rogers, Horwitz also has a past working in Washington DC.

Persons: Russell Horwitz, David Solomon's, Horwitz, Goldman, John F, Rogers, Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, David Solomon, John Rogers, Jon Corzine, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Joshua Roberts, Solomon, John Waldron, Fiona Carter, Carter, Dina Powell McCormick, Gregg Lemkau, Byron Trott, Jake Siewert, Warburg Pincus, Blankfein, He's, Ken Griffin, John, David, Pablo Salame, Umesh Subramanian, Arthur Levitt Organizations: Goldman, The New York Times, Reuters, BDT, MSD Partners, Miami . Partners, Citadel, Citadel Horwitz, Washington DC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Clinton Locations: Miami, Citadel's, Washington

July 28 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) executive Julian Salisbury will join investment firm Sixth Street as a partner and co-chief investment officer early next year, his incoming firm said, marking yet another high-profile exit from Goldman. Salisbury will reunite with Goldman alums in his new role, including Sixth Street CEO Alan Waxman. Salisbury became a partner in 2008 and previously served as global co-head of the asset management unit before it was combined with wealth management under Marc Nachmann last year. Goldman's asset management division has promoted 11 partners and hired nine new managing directors focused on investing this year, a company spokeswoman said. Salisbury has "done a great job putting together all these asset management businesses over the last few years," Nachmann said in an interview.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Julian Salisbury, Salisbury, Goldman alums, Alan Waxman, Marc Nachmann, Julian, Waxman, Dina Powell McCormick, Gregg Lemkau, Katie Koch, Goldman, Nachmann, It’s, David Solomon, Lloyd Blankfein, Manya Saini, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, Vinay Dwivedi, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sixth, Goldman, MSD Partners, TCW, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Goldman, Salisbury, London, Moscow, New York, Russia, China, Bengaluru, Lananh

☆ What the heck is going on at Goldman Sachs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's been non-stop negativity over at Goldman Sachs recently. The bad news just keeps rolling in over at Goldman Sachs. The Economist put a fine point on this earlier this year when it ran a cover story titled "The humbling of Goldman Sachs." But Goldman Sachs' historic partnership model has given it a distinct culture, where these kinds of things matter. Whatever the truth is, it's clear that Goldman Sachs and David Solomon are going to remain in the headlines for some time.

Persons: It's, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon's, Dakin Campbell, grumbling, Solomon, Goldman, David Solomon, it's, Dina Powell McCormick, Gregg Lemkau, Stephen Scherr, Eric Lane, Katie Koch, Fred Baba, he's, he'd, John Rogers, Tony Fratto Organizations: Goldman, Wall Street, The New York Times, Silicon Valley Bank, DJ, Discovery Land Company, New York Times, Air Mail Locations: California

☆ Is Goldman Sachs' partnership losing some of its shine?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As if all that wasn't enough, the leadership at Goldman Sachs had another cross to bear on Tuesday: two of its high-profile partners exiting the bank. (In fact, he made our annual list of rising stars on Wall Street in 2020.) That begs the question: Has Goldman Sachs' partnership lost some of its luster? And here's a running list of partners who have left Goldman Sachs under David Solomon. According to The Wall Street Journal, many of the industry's power players aren't looking forward to Biden-Trump part II.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, I'm, we've, Wall Streeter, Goldman Sachs, Sayonara, Goldman, Fred Baba, Dina Powell McCormick, Baba, George Floyd, Jane Street, Powell McCormick, Donald Trump, She's, Goldman alums, Byron Trott, Gregg Lemkau, David Solomon, Jane, Powell, Fred Baba's, Steve Cohen, Point72, Beth Abramson, Jeffrey Cane, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Wall Street, Goldman, MSD Partners, Street, Biden, Trump, Financial Times, Nvidia, Netflix, LinkedIn Locations: NYC, Australia, New York, London

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for over four years since succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about the morale at Goldman Sachs. Solomon said there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." Meanwhile, Solomon's expensive foray into consumer banking raised the ire of some longtime Goldman partners, as Insider has previously reported. The fresh faces among the Goldman Sachs executives who took the stage at the bank's investor day highlight the leadership changes under Solomon.

☆ Reports of 2 high-profile Goldman Sachs' partners exiting the firm as more layoffs are seen on the horizon
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

News broke Tuesday of two high-profile Goldman Sachs partners leaving the bank. It hasn't been smooth sailing at Goldman Sachs in recent months. As if all that wasn't enough, the leadership at Goldman Sachs had another cross to bear on Tuesday: news breaking of two of its high-profile partners exiting the bank. The exits come amidst a difficult few months for Goldman Sachs, which has seen a change in strategy, a reorg, disappointment over bonuses, and layoffs. Which begs the question: Has Goldman Sachs' partnership lost some of its luster?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Fred Baba, Dina Powell McCormick, David Solomon, Baba, George Floyd, Jane Street, Powell McCormick, Donald Trump, She's, Goldman alums, Byron Trott, Gregg Lemkau, Jane, Goldman, Powell Organizations: Morning, Goldman, Bloomberg, Wall Street, MSD Partners, Street

☆ Meet Kim Posnett, the powerful Goldman Sachs dealmaker who was just named head of the investment bank's TMT unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kim Posnett was just named head of Goldman's all-important TMT investment banking group. Posnett, 43, has long been one of the most senior figures at Goldman's investment bank. Posnett was previously the head of Goldman's investment-banking services unit, which acts as a salesforce for the global IB division. The former co-head of Goldman's TMT franchise will become co-chairman of the unit. The former would result in the IB services group, which functions, in effect, as a sales force.

☆ Since David Solomon became Goldman Sachs CEO, more than 80 partners have left. See the running list here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Carter Johnson | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for more than four years since succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about the morale at Goldman Sachs. In reality, Solomon said, there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." "At the moment, year-to-date, our turnover is at a 5-year low, not just for partners, in the whole firm," Solomon added. Here is a running list of Goldman's partners that have retired from the firm — or moved on to roles at other companies — since Solomon became CEO.

☆ Analysis: Goldman Sachs CEO, after missteps, to take center stage at investor day
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Saeed Azhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

"It's a pretty important investor day," said Mike Cronin, investor director at fund manager abrdn, which owns a stake in the bank. In 2020, Solomon kicked off Goldman's inaugural investor day by telling participants they should feel free to "break into open applause." A deal could broaden Goldman's revenue beyond trading and investment banking, which can be buffeted by economic cycles. The investor day is also an opportunity for the company to address questions around Solomon's leadership after bad press, Mayo said. But several presenters from the 2020 investor day have since left.

☆ Inside the lives of some of the most powerful people on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We're highlighting profiles we've done of some of the most powerful people on Wall Street. They are, as you will see, largely white males — a telling reminder of who still wields the power throughout most of Wall Street. Gregg Lemkau was considered a future CEO candidate at Goldman Sachs before he shocked Wall Street by leaving for Michael Dell's investment firm in 2020. Soft-spoken types can sometimes get bulldozed on Wall Street, where so-called alphas often reign supreme. Inside his strategy for turning Goldman into the Amazon of Wall Street.

☆ Inside ex-Goldman Sachs banker Gregg Lemkau's big bet on himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gregg Lemkau (center) led MSD Partners, the investment firm financed by Michael Dell (right) to a merger with merchant bank BDT & Company, founded by Byron Trott (left). Gregg Lemkau seemingly had it all, which is why many were surprised at his decision to end his 28-year tenure at Goldman Sachs to run MSD Partners, Michael Dell's investment firm, in late 2020. Nearly two years later, Lemkau has silenced any doubters by orchestrating a merger between MSD and merchant bank BDT & Company. Lemkau will serve as co-CEO with BDT founder and CEO Byron Trott of the new firm, which will target rich families and founders. Click here to read more about Gregg Lemkau's ascension at Goldman Sachs and his decision to leave.

☆ How Gregg Lemkau went from Goldman CEO contender to building a hybrid investment bank catering to billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gregg Lemkau was in the running for CEO before he left Goldman Sachs in 2020. Now he runs Michael Dell's investment firm, which is merging with billionaire advisory BDT. When Gregg Lemkau left Goldman Sachs in late 2020 to run Michael Dell's investment firm, many within and outside the bank were surprised. Cardinale, who had left Goldman a decade ago to start his own investment firm, knew it had to be a massive opportunity to pull away Lemkau. Oldest sibling Kristin runs JPMorgan's US wealth management business and Lemkau's younger brother Chip is a managing director at Goldman Sachs in private wealth management.

☆ Meet Byron Trott, the billionaire businessman behind Michael Dell's new investment and advisory firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Dell's family office is merging with merchant bank BDT to form a new investment and advisory firm. Back in 2008, when he was still working at Goldman Sachs, Trott was publicly praised by Warren Buffett, whose distaste for M&A bankers — and Goldman Sachs — is notorious on Wall Street. "Byron is the rare investment banker who puts himself in his client's shoes," Buffett said in a letter to investors. The combination, the companies said on Thursday, "will create the preeminent advisory and investment firm serving the distinct needs of family- and founder-led business owners and strategic, long-term investors." Here's how Trott, a Midwest native, went from a small-town football player to an investment banker advising billionaires:

☆ Blackstone is betting big on lending out money in the private markets, and the PE giant has $182 billion to do it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Blackstone has some money to lendBlackstone, the world's largest private-equity firm and a big fan of warehouses, reported earnings on Thursday. By comparison, back in the good ole days (see: Q3 2021), Blackstone reported a profit of $1.4 billion. Blackstone reported its private credit unit was up 3% in the third quarter and 9.3% over the past 12 months. To read more about Blackstone's push into private credit, click here. A Fed president spoke somewhere that a Fed president shouldn't really be speaking, The New York Times reported.

☆ Family offices have become a $6 trillion powerhouse in investing—and deal-making
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Family offices now manage more than $6 trillion in wealth, according to some estimates, surpassing the estimated $4 trillion managed by hedge funds. Many billionaire hedge fund managers, seeking lighter regulation or freedom from benchmarks and outside investor demands, are also converting to family offices. Singapore recently created a Family Office Development Team to lead and coordinate initiatives that will attract more family offices. The Wealth Management Institute has launched the Global-Asia Family Office Circle in Singapore to attract more family offices. Even family offices that serve more than one family often receive an exemption from the SEC to keep their filings confidential.

Persons: Andrew Cohen, John Paulson, Leon Cooperman, That's, Exchange Sara Hamilton, Cohen, John D, Rockefeller, J.P, Morgan, Goldman Sachs, " Cohen, Morgan Stanley, Daniel DiBiasio, We've, Michael Dell's, Goldman, Gregg Lemkau, West, Byron Trott, Sara Hamilton, Nicky, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Sergey Brin, James Dyson, Bill Hwang, Alexandria Ocasio, Dennis Kelleher, Kelleher, Archegos, Hamilton Organizations: Street, Morgan Private Bank, Forbes, Federal Reserve, Campden, Family, Exchange, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Family, MSD Partners, Container Technologies, BDT Capital Partners, Wealth Management Institute, Google, SEC, Archegos Capital Management, Rep, Better Locations: Asia, U.S, Wall, West Monroe, Singapore, Alexandria, Cortez, Archegos

☆ Dozens of Goldman Sachs partners have departed the bank since David Solomon became CEO. See the running list here.
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-27 | by ( Carter Johnson | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for more than four years after succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about morale at Goldman Sachs. In reality, Solomon said, there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." "At the moment, year-to-date, our turnover is at a 5-year low, not just for partners, in the whole firm," Solomon added. Here is a running list of Goldman's partners that have retired from the firm — or moved on to roles at other companies — since Solomon became CEO.

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