Mon Dieu! Americans Behind Europe Record-Breaker

Wowza! Apparently they buy buildings in Paris too.

Naturally, it’s a bunch of burly American I-bankers who made the biggest single-asset deal in European history.

Lehman Brothers has purchased Coeur Defense, a series of five buildings, from Goldman Sachs for 2.11 billion euros, or $2.8 billion U.S. dollars. It’s a record for the overseas bunch. Read More