Barons of the Big Deal

a partner/managing director in 1991. He started his career in 1984 in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of The First Boston Corp.SELECTED DEALS

Year	Transaction	Value
2005	ConocoPhilips Co. acquisition of Burlington Resources	$35.6 billion
2005	Koch Industries Inc. acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corp.	21.0 billion
2004	Colgate-Palmolive acquisition of GABA	CHF 1.05 billion*
2003	Pfizer sale of Schick to Energizer	930.0 million
2003	Phat Farm sale to Kelwood Holdings	150.0 million
2002	Unilever sale of DiverseyLever to S.C. Johnson	1.75 billion
2001	Nabisco Holdings sale to Philip Morris Cos.	20.0 billion
2001	Nabisco Group Holdings sale to RJ Reynolds	9.8 billion
1998	Jefferson Smurfit acquisition of Stone Container Corp.	6.5 billion
1989	Georgia-Pacific acquisition of Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.	3.75 billion

*Swiss Francs

William M. Lewis Jr.Managing Director an Co-Chairman of Investment Banking, Lazard Freres
Age: 50
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Education: Graduate of Harvard College (1978) and Harvard Business School (1982)
Experience: Before joining Lazard in 2004, Lewis worked at Morgan Stanley in several capacities over his 24-year tenure: co-head of the firm’s Banking Group, co-head of its Global Mergers and Acquisitions department, and head of its Real Estate Banking and Private Equity businesses.

SELECTED DEALS

Year	Transaction	Value
2005	Sale of Maytag to Whirlpool	$1.79 billion
1993	Sale of American Tourister to Astrum International	68 million
1992	Sale of Moog Automotive to Cooper Industries	612 million
1989	Acquisition of Wilson Sporting Goods by Amer Group	200 million
1989	Buyout of Environdyne by Emerald Acquisition Corp.	720 million
1989	Buyout of Coleman by MacAndrews & Forbes	545 million
1987	Acquisition of Children’s World by GrandMet USA	Â
1986	Acquisition of Hammermill by International Paper	1.1 billion
1986	Acquisition of AMF by Minstar	545 million
1979	Buyout of P.R. Mallory (Now Duracell) by Dart Industries	252 million