Barbarians at the Gate
by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
The 1988 RJR Nabisco leveraged buyout: Ross Johnson's excess, KKR, the bidding war, and Wall Street at peak greed. Narrative business journalism at its best.
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you want the definitive deal story.
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you dislike finance.
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Three things you will actually use
- Ego drives deals as much as math.
- Leverage magnifies everything.
- Know who really wins.
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Read the chapters on the final bids.
Our verdict
The definitive deal story.
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