Cutting My Own Path

GuyP. Wyser-Pratte

Known internationally as The Dean Of Risk Arbitrage, Guy Wyser-Pratte is a force majeure of shareholder activism. Born to a Hungarian-Jewish father and an Austrian-Catholic mother, Guy (Ghee) has lived a life shaped by history, ambition, and risk....

Premium Chapters

Premium

Opening Credits

12/31/2024

Dedication

12/31/2024

Foreword

12/31/2024

1. My Idyllic Beginning

12/31/2024

2. The Great Escape

12/31/2024

3. New Horizons

12/31/2024

4. The Beckoning of the Military

12/31/2024

5. Angels and Aprons

12/31/2024

6. Storms, Secrets, and a Woman with a Knife

12/31/2024

7. From A USMC Infantry Officer to Global Finance

12/31/2024

8. Risk Arbitrage—What it is and why I Opened It Up To Wall St

12/31/2024

9. Bache & Company

12/31/2024

10. The Arc of the Arbitrage Industry

12/31/2024

11 Arbitrage to Activism—My Journey Begins

12/31/2024

12. Prudential-Bache—A Tale as Old as Time

12/31/2024

13. The Activist Awakens

12/31/2024

14 Friendly Persuasion—A New Arrow in my Quiver

12/31/2024

15 The Many Faces of Activism

12/31/2024

16. Brothers in Arms

12/31/2024

17. Sticking to Your Knitting

12/31/2024

18 The Name on the Door—The Resurrection of Wyser-Pratte & Co

12/31/2024

19. Courts, Cultures, and Close Calls

12/31/2024

20. Family, Legacy, and the Soft Side of a Street Fighter

12/31/2024

21. My Remaining Summers

12/31/2024

Letter to My Younger Self—Epilogue

12/31/2024

Ending Credits

12/31/2024