Call him the stealth dealmaker. In December, famed Wall Street financier Bruce Wasserstein upended the very public ambitions of some of New York's biggest media players with a silent and successful bid to buy New York Magazine. Last week Wasserstein courted and signed one of the city's most prominent editors, New York Times veteran Adam Moss, again without a whisper of gossip. In most industries, that might be considered standard operating procedure. But in New York media circles, where the so-called chattering class obsessively dissects the most minute maneuvering, Wasserstein's secret deals were a coup-the kind of information blackout the press hadn't seen since JFK Jr. And Carolyn Bessette pulled off their totally private wedding in 1996.
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