5k@Josh Kindler: This didn't happen to me personally, but to my mom.
"There is caution in light of the number of deals that have been blocked," said Rob Kindler, global head of M&A at Morgan Stanley.
In fact, there were terrific stars positioned just below the surface through much of this period, such as CFO Matt Paull and Jeff Kindler, former general counsel and CEO of such McDonald's units as Boston Market.