Kravis, Chenault, McGuire Gather for Harlem's Star Architect

Ray McGuire, Citigroup’s head of corporate and investment banking, worked the room, greeting William Lewis of Lazard, KKR’s Henry Kravis and Joe Perella of Perella Weinberg Partners -- the godfather of his son Leo. There were also huddles with David Grain of Grain Management, Thomas H. Lee of Lee Equity Partners, Ken Chenault of American Express, Valentino Carlotti, who recently left Goldman Sachs for Sotheby’s, and John Hess of Hess Corp.

McGuire’s mission, at the Studio Museum in Harlem’s annual gala: to close a deal that’s a passion project -- the completion of a $175 million capital campaign to build a new Studio Museum, designed by architect David Adjaye in collaboration with Cooper Robertson.