Winners

LARRY FINK

BlackRock founder acquires Barclays Global to become world’s No. 1 asset manager.

MALCOLM GLAZER

Billionaire sees his ManU soccer club pocket $131M to part ways with star player.

SCOTT GRIFFITH

EO of Zipcar buffs company’s financials, gets ready for IPO.

Losers

CONRAD BLACK

Supreme Court refuses to order bail for fraudster, the former chief of Hollinger Inc.

PINCH SULBERGER

Union at companyowned Boston Globe thumbs nose at New York Times’ chief, votes down contract offer.

DENNIS KOZLOWSKI

Ex-Tyco boss will rot in jail as Supreme Court nixes appeals plea.