Max Frumes (MSJ10)

The Caesars Palace Coup recounts the brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, over the course of its 2015 bankruptcy. This narrative non-fiction thriller on the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history pits brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the most relentless hedge fund wizards in the world. Medill alum Max Frumes (MSJ ’10), a pioneering B2B financial journalist, brings to light the tactics of distressed debt investors who wrestle over the debt issued struggling corporate giants with billions of dollars hanging in the balance.