Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Description
In this gripping account of corporate ambition and financial excess, Bryan Burrough and John Helyar chronicle the dramatic leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, one of the largest and most contentious deals in business history. Through meticulous investigative journalism, the authors expose the ruthless maneuvering, staggering sums of money, and larger-than-life personalities that collided in this high-stakes battle for control of a tobacco and food empire. The narrative captures the era's unbridled greed and the complex web of dealmaking that would reshape corporate America, offering readers an insider's view of how ambition and self-interest can override prudence and ethics. A masterwork of business storytelling, this enduring bestseller remains a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked corporate power and the human cost of financial engineering. With a new afterword reflecting on the deal's legacy, this classic work continues to resonate as essential reading for understanding modern capitalism's excesses.
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paperback
Collins
Published May 27, 2003
592 pages
ISBN: 9780060536350
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First Published
1990
Language
eng
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