WINNERS

VIKRAM PANDIT

Citigroup CEO pocketed $165.2M last year after bank giant purchased Old Lane LP, the hedge fund he ran, for $600M.

RICHARD CLARK

Merck & Co.’s top dog sees total compensation nearly double, to $19.9M, after he guides company’s shares to a 33 percent rise.

ERIC SCHMIDT

Google CEO wins major battle as search giant gets approval from European regulators to acquire DoubleClick.

LOSERS

ELIOT SPITZER

Governor forced to resign in disgrace after federal probe finds he paid thousands for prostitute in Washington

DC tryst.

JOSEPH LEWIS

Bear Stearns’ No. 2 investor sees $1B+ purchase of company shares in last year now worth about one-third of

total. Ouch!

DAVID RUBENSTEIN

The head of Carlyle Group gets reputation sullied after one company-owned fund goes belly up.