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Mentioned in 29 episodes
Barbarians at the gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Book • 1989
Barbarians at the Gate is a detailed and engaging narrative about the takeover of RJR Nabisco in 1988.
Written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, the book provides an unprecedented look at the financial operations and social history of the time.
It centers around F. Ross Johnson's plan to buy out RJR Nabisco, which led to a bidding war involving prominent figures like Henry Kravis and Ted Forstmann.
The book includes a new afterword that updates the story twenty years after the deal, tracing the subsequent success and failure of those involved and the impact of the story on the world.
Written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, the book provides an unprecedented look at the financial operations and social history of the time.
It centers around F. Ross Johnson's plan to buy out RJR Nabisco, which led to a bidding war involving prominent figures like Henry Kravis and Ted Forstmann.
The book includes a new afterword that updates the story twenty years after the deal, tracing the subsequent success and failure of those involved and the impact of the story on the world.
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Mentioned in 29 episodes
Mentioned by 
Megan Greenwell as the best business book ever written, chronicling the RJR Nabisco deal.
Megan Greenwell as the best business book ever written, chronicling the RJR Nabisco deal.
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Nilay Patel as a classic example of a private equity deal gone wrong, recommending it to listeners.
Nilay Patel as a classic example of a private equity deal gone wrong, recommending it to listeners.
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Mentioned by Gwyneth Paltrow as a business book she read and remembers reading the business section.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Shane Parrish in the introduction, referencing Doug Conant 's experience at Nabisco during a leveraged buyout.
Shane Parrish in the introduction, referencing Doug Conant 's experience at Nabisco during a leveraged buyout.
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#118 Doug Conant: Leadership With Integrity
Mentioned by Bill Barker as well-written books about riveting business stories.
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Mentioned by Patrick Maciariello , who enjoyed it and found it to be one of the best books he ever read.
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#42 The Credit Expert
