It's always bittersweet to sell your client. But hopefully you're never really selling the business, you're investing in its future. |
John and the North Fork team gave us a chance. And Herman was a great teacher and partner. He always told me that if I didn't take the firm further than he did, he would consider it failure. I think he'd be proud. |
We were paying attention to the $500 million and $1 billion companies 10 years ago, so when they grow up, we're still there. |