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In den 80er Jahren hat Tom Wolfe für die Wall Street Elite den Begriff "Masters of the Universe" geprägt. Die damaligen Händler haben in dieser turbulenten Zeit Pionierarbeit geleistet bei fremdfinanzierten Firmenübernahmen (Leveraged Buyouts) und Raiding-Techniken (Übernahmetechniken, mit denen Investoren durch gezielte Aufkäufe von Aktien einer Unternehmung deren Übernahme anstreben). Die Zeiten haben sich geändert und die Taktiken auch. Der Umfang von Mergern und Akquisitionsaktionen ist weitaus größer als in den 80ern.Dieses Buch gibt Ihnen die Möglichkeit, jene Personen kennenzulernen, die die größte Ära von Finanzierungstransaktionen (Dealmaking) in der Unternehmensgeschichte eingeleitet haben. Hervorragend geschrieben, unterhaltsam und voller Dramatik berichtet Kadlec über die großen Ereignisse und sensationellen Verträge.
List of contents
From the contents:
Introduction by H. Wayne Huizenga. Deal Makers. Carl Icahn - Raider with a Pulse. Hugh McColl - Southern Dynamite. Sandy Weill - Another Year, Another Office. Stephen Bollenbach - Treasurer for Hire. Gary Wilson - Other People's Money. Ted Forstmann - Master of the LBO. Joe Rice - LBOs with a Twist. Henry Silverman - Agent of Change. Summner Redstone - The Vision Thing
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"The lessons from this book would have been a great tool in my early days of making deals. The school of hard knocks is definitely overrated." (H.Wayne Huizenga, Chairman, Republic Industries)
"Masters of the Universe has America's biggest deal makes talking candidly about their biggest deals. Daniel Kadlec has gone behind the headlines and found insights and lessons for anyone interested in business and investing." (Norman Pearlstine, Editor-In-Chief, Time Inc.)
"Provides thoughtful insights that will be valuable to investors and business leaders alike. What shines through the book's pages is the determination of these entrepreneurs to accomplish their goals, and their willingness to take the road less traveled." (John C. Bogle, Founder and Senior Chairman, The Vanguard Group)
"This book is a very good read. Kadlec has revealed the characters and special qualities of some of the greatest deal makes of the past two decades. Anybody who doubts that corporate growth is in large part driven by personalities and vision of their leaders will be persuaded by this book." (Samuel L. Hayes III, Harvard University)
"Absorbing as the most absorbing novel! Kadlec's dramatic characterization of the movers of money and Corporate America - their biggest deals, their motivation, and their psyche - makes this a must read" (Allen Sinai, President and Chief Global Economist, Primark Decision Economics)
"No one hoping to understand our complex and convoluted business scene can afford to ignore this book's message." (Robert Sobel, Stessin professor of Business History Emeritus, Hofstra University)
