A giant cow-tipping by savages : the boom, bust, and boom culture of M&A
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A giant cow-tipping by savages : the boom, bust, and boom culture of M&A
Palgrave Macmillan, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Modern mergers and acquisitions, or M&A as it's more commonly known, is a new phenomenon. The buying and selling, the breaking up and combining of companies - the essence of M&A - has been a part of commerce throughout history, but only in our era has M&A itself become a business. In 2007, before the recession hit, it was a $4.4 trillion global enterprise. And yet, it remains largely unexplored. Discrete stories have been pulled from the annals of M&A, both true and fictionalized, that have become touchstones for wealth and excess. Who can forget Gordon Gekko and his "Greed is Good" speech? But while there have been a few iconic characters and tales to emerge, no one has told the rich history of M&A, until now. This is a look into that world and the people who created it.
This reads like Dallas meets Wall Street, told through an intriguing narrative that not only brings to light in gritty detail all of the back room drama of such powerful players as Carl Icahn, Joe Flom, Marty Lipton, and Bruce Wasserstein, but also reveals how the new generation, including activist whirlwind Bill Ackman and iconoclastic new Delaware judge Leo Strine, will dominate the next tsunamic, and imminent, M&A boom.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Temple of Dendur Chapter 2 WASPs, Jews, and M&A Chapter 3 The Hellfire Club Chapter 4 The Land of the Screamers Chapter 5 The Size of Their Toys Chapter 6 The Visit of the British Company Man Chapter 7 Rubber Phobia Chapter 8 The Guns of Aqaba Chapter 9 Erectile Dysfunction Chapter 10 A Bondian Death Ray Chapter 11 Up, Up, and Away! Chapter 12 The Beggar's Purse Chapter 13 Foul Dust Chapter 14 Fat Man and Little Boy Chapter 15 A Big Bloody Outcry Chapter 16 Orion and the Wolves Chapter 17 The Heart of Hollywood Chapter 18 Icarus Falling Chapter 19 Birds of America Chapter 20 Return to the Temple Notes Index
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