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Going for Broke

Book • 1991
Going for Broke tells the story of Robert Campeau, a Canadian real estate developer who acquired major department store chains with $11 billion in loans, only to drive them into bankruptcy due to overwhelming debt and eccentric management practices.

The book provides insights into the financial structures of leveraged buyouts and the junk bond market of the 1980s.

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David Senra
to illustrate the perils of overconfidence and leveraging debt in business.
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#177 Robert Campeau (Junk Bonds and Retail Bankruptcy)

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