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Barbarians at the Gate: Is This The Best Business Story Ever Told?

Barbarians at the Gate: Is This The Best Business Story Ever Told?

Great Business Stories vor 2 Jahren

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The book "Barbarians at the Gate" is probably the best business
story ever told. It’s a riveting account of the leveraged buyout
of the tobacco and food giant RJR Nabisco in the late
1980s,

The story gives a great insight into what exactly leveraged
buyouts are.

We learn how Henry Kravis and his cousin George Roberts formed
the legendary LBO firm KKR.

We see how banks and LBO firms manage to profit handsomely even
when deals go bad.

And we see how industry titans end up playing second fiddle when
they open their doors to the sharks on wall street.

It’s full of drama, rivalries, big ego’s and lots and lots of
money and we hope you enjoy it.