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Deals of the Century: Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America
by Geisst, Charles R. | HC | VeryGood
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Deals of the Century : Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Business & Economics
- Topic
- Finance / General, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Throughout history, mergers and acquisitions have been the major game played on Wall Street. The effects and by-products have had far-reaching effects, more than most commentators or financiers are publicly willing to admit.Deals of the Century captures this dynamic moment in history by taking an in-depth look at the most notable merger and acquisition deals of the twentieth century-and the role Wall Street played in each of them. From J.P. Morgan's acquisition of Carnegie Steel in 1901 to the creation of AOL Time Warner, renowned business historian and bestselling author Charles Geisst traces the deals that have had the most dramatic impact on the worlds of both finance and industry over the past century. Decade by decade, you'll be introduced to the personalities behind each event, as industries are built, dismantled, and reorganized by 'professionals' driven mainly by the profits extracted from the deals themselves more than by the long-term effects.Engaging and informative, Deals of the Century paints an exciting portrait of the incredible M&A journey and illustrates how many of these deals changed the face of business, creating a modern capitalist society that continues to grow.
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471263974
ISBN-13
9780471263975
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2367895
Product Key Features
Book Title
Deals of the Century : Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Finance / General, Mergers & Acquisitions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"...readers trying to make sense of Wall Street will be greatful for Geisst's comprehensive and thoughtful retelling of the turmoil and transformation of the past 100 years". ( Publishers Weekly , October 27, 2003) "colorful narrative" ( Harvard Business Review , December 2003), Geisst (Wall Street: A History) draws on a storehouse of financial lore in this eye-opening survey to 100 years of corporate deals that have grown increasingly spectacular with each decade. From the century's first megadeal - the formation of U. S. Steel in 1900 - through the fabled 1986 leveraged buyout of Beatrice and its even more cantilevered counterparts of the 1990s, he profiles the larger-than-life personalities who have been the driving forces behind the regularly recurring cycle of mergers. Geisst also revels in describing the constantly changing face of corporate financing over the century. The needs of expanding industries like automobiles and retail merchandising couldn't be met by the wealthy financiers in J.P. Morgan's circle in the early years of the 1900s and made the careers of a new breed of investment bankers possible. Geisst shows how the laissez faire economic policy and deregulation that swept in with the Regan Administration in 1981 set the stage for a deluge of megadeals in previously regulated airlines, energy utilities, telecommunications and banking industries. For all the staggering number, dollar value and complexity of the deals, not to mention the excitement surrounding them, Geisst comes to a sobering conclusion: "Most of the Large mergers of the century were nothing more than a way of allowing shareholders and executives to cash out their existing holdings at a profit while often containing costs at the same time by downsizing operations, firing staff and cutting services." Geisst sees the century ending much as it began, with a small group of powerful financial captains determining the structure of our major industries. (Nov.) Forecast: The many readers trying to make sense of Wall Street will be grateful for Geisst's comprehensive and thoughtful retelling of the turmoil and transformation of the past 100 years. ( Publishers Weekly , October 27, 2003) Even during the late 1990s boom, it was common knowledge that most acquisitions failed to justify the premiums paid to make them happen. Yet the deals continued. This colorful narrative shows the same pattern throughout the twentieth century. Geisst, a historian, describes the trinity of interests that drove most deals: shareholders of the acquired firms wishing to sell out, investment bankers eager for fees, and executives at the acquiring firms seeking a growing empire and higher compensation. These interests, he argues, usually overwhelmed any actual synergies for the acquirers themselves-as evidenced by the fact that most deals happened only when stock prices were rising and investors were least likely to object. Nevertheless, Geisst implies, deal making must have had some larger social purpose, because he ties it to the development of the prosperous U.S. economy as a whole. Even if deal making has not directly boosted shareholder value, for example, it surely facilitated entrepreneurship in the long run in that it made entrepreneurs confident that they could find buyers when they wanted out. ( Harvard Business review , December 2003)
Lccn
2003-008868
Dewey Decimal
338.8/3/0973
Lc Classification Number
Hg4028.M4g45 2004
Table of Content
Introduction. Chapter One: Building the Infrastructure. Chapter Two: Driving to the Store. Chapter Three: Power Plays and Conspiracy Theories. Chapter Four: Roll Over, Euclid. Chapter Five: Visigoths versus the Legions. Chapter Six: Spawned by Deregulation. Chapter Seven: Old Bedfellows. Bibliography. Index.
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2003
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