Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business

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Author(s): George Anders
Publisher: Beard Books
Year: 2002

Language: English
Pages: 450
Tags: Priavate Equity, debt, American Business, Collusion, Banking, Wall Street

Copyright......Page 2
Dedication......Page 3
Introduction......Page 5
1. Courting CEOs......Page 15
2. The Growing Allure of Debt......Page 38
3. In Pursuit of Profits......Page 67
4. How to Talk to Banks......Page 90
5. The Enchanting World of Drexel......Page 118
6. The Takeover Minstrels......Page 153
7. The Mentor’s Fall......Page 183
8. Ruling an Industrial Empire......Page 213
9. The Discipline of Debt......Page 239
10. Cashing Out......Page 261
11. “We Don’t Have Any Friends”......Page 287
12. Credit Crunch......Page 309
13. Fear, Humbling, and Survival......Page 332
14. Debt Is Out, Equity Is In......Page 360
15. KKR Today......Page 376
Appendix......Page 389
Acknowledgements......Page 409
Notes......Page 411