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The leveraged buyout of the RJR Nabisco Corporation for $25 billion is a landmark in American business history, a story of avarice on an epic scale. Two versions of the fierce competition for the largest buyout ever consummated are presented by skilled journalists with contrasting styles. Burrough and Helyar are clearly fascinated with the personalities of the players in the deal and with the trappings of corporate wealth. The restless, flamboyant personality of Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, is portrayed as the key to the events that were to unfold. The colorful description of all of the players and the events will likely have broad appeal. Lampert signals the complexity of her story by introducing her narrative with a three-page cast of characters. Her focus on the strategy of the players and on the fast-paced action provides a more concise description of a deal big enough to augment the wealth of many rich people. Business libraries will want both versions of this story of capitalism drawn to the extreme, but students, looking for a more comprehensive treatment, will favor Lampert's version.
- Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad. Lib., West Point, N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad. Lib., West Point, N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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“It’s hard to imagine a better story...and it’s hard to imagine a better account” (Chicago Tribune )
“A superlative book...steadily builds suspense until the very end.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review )
“The fascinating inside story of the largest corporate takeover in American history… It reads like a novel.” (Today Show )
“The most piercing and compelling narrative of a deal to date.” (Boston Globe )
“Impressive qualities... delicious scenes... a cinematic yet extraordinarily careful book.” (Ken Auletta, New York Daily News )
“A superlative book...steadily builds suspense until the very end.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review )
“The fascinating inside story of the largest corporate takeover in American history… It reads like a novel.” (Today Show )
“The most piercing and compelling narrative of a deal to date.” (Boston Globe )
“Impressive qualities... delicious scenes... a cinematic yet extraordinarily careful book.” (Ken Auletta, New York Daily News )
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Probably the best Wall Street book I have ever read. Even at University in Switzerland we have looked into the legendary takeover battle and largest leverage buyout of RJR Nabisco by KKR in 1998. The two authors, Bryan Burrough (a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in New York) and John Helvar (Senior Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal), draw the amazing story of "The Fall of RJR Nabisco" in great detail. The Book kicks off with the boardroom meeting where management presented the idea of the buyout only to go back in history of key management and company histories as well as corporate America in the 80s.
The authors describe characters like Ross Johnson ("never tell the truth, never pay in cash and never play by the rules") of RJR and Henry Kravitz of KKR as well as deal tactics and financing instruments of buyout houses and investment banks with great detail make the booking an excellent read.
The authors describe characters like Ross Johnson ("never tell the truth, never pay in cash and never play by the rules") of RJR and Henry Kravitz of KKR as well as deal tactics and financing instruments of buyout houses and investment banks with great detail make the booking an excellent read.
If you are interested in this topic, I suggest you also read "Den of Thieves" and "Taken for a Ride", both of which cover the Investment Banking world of M&A deal tactics.
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Barbarians at the Gate is the best Wall Street book I have ever read. Even at University in Switzerland we have looked into the legendary takeover battle and largest leverage buyout of RJR Nabisco by KKR in the year 1998. The two authors, Bryan Burrough (a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in New York) and John Helvar (Senior Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal), draw the amazing story of "The Fall of RJR Nabisco" in great detail. The Book kicks off with the boardroom meeting where management presented the idea of the buyout only to go back in history of key management and company histories as well as corporate America in the 80s.
The authors describe characters like Ross Johnson ("never tell the truth, never pay in cash and never play by the rules") of RJR and Henry Kravitz of KKR as well as deal tactics and financing instruments of buyout houses and investment banks with great detail make the booking an excellent read.
The authors describe characters like Ross Johnson ("never tell the truth, never pay in cash and never play by the rules") of RJR and Henry Kravitz of KKR as well as deal tactics and financing instruments of buyout houses and investment banks with great detail make the booking an excellent read.
If you are interested in this topic, I suggest you also read "Den of Thieves" and "Taken for a Ride", both of which cover the Investment Banking world of M&A deal tactics.
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Finally got around to reading this book and I must say that it is FASCINATING!
What was most interesting to me was the lack of intelligence and abilities of those running RJR Nabisco and all their high-paid Wall Street help. If these are the kind of people who "run" our economy, we're in BIG trouble.
An excellent story... even 10 years later.
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