New York Art and Christine met at the New York office early on that Wednesday, getting ready to start the road show. They reviewed their schedule: first London, where most American companies went to warm up, before returning to America at the end of the week. They hoped to attract a few European investors and were confident their presentations would be well received by the investment banks. They would then continue with the second half of the road show, beginning with San Francisco and Los Angeles, then Chicago and Dallas, and finally working their way east to Boston and New York. Satisfied they had not discounted any important stops, Art called the airport for their private jet. “Do you have everything?” Christine asked him, as though he were an errant child. “Of course I do,” Art snapped. As he closed the office door, his cell phone rang. “Yes?” He stopped and motioned to Christine, who had walked ahead of him toward the elevator. “Yes, it’s all taken care of. Are you sure the security is in place?
