Matthew Simmons Dies
Matthew Simmons, head of Simmons & Co., considered the preminent boutique bank in Energy M&A died Sunday in Maine of a heart attack at 67. Anyone else take stock in his bleak prediction of our energy future?
Matthew Simmons, head of Simmons & Co., considered the preminent boutique bank in Energy M&A died Sunday in Maine of a heart attack at 67. Anyone else take stock in his bleak prediction of our energy future?
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http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/the-energy-ma-surge/
Maybe the burden of his prediction about BP filing for bankruptcy not coming to fruition it what did him in
Wow, shocking news but let's be serious. Every time the man was on tv he was on the verge of angina.
He was no doubt a sharp guy, but I think we're seeing a theme agreed upon here that his later years weren't his most fruitful for predictions. It's also hard to argue against the boutique that he built at Simmons & Co....great firm.
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