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Thisbookfocusesonthe11men,lawyersandbankers,whoareresponsibleforthecreationofWallStreet′smergerindustry.ItspecificallyconcentratesontheeventsandpersonalitieswhodominatedWallStreetduringthetakeoverbattlesofthe1970sand1980s.LawyersJoeFlomandMartyLipton,thegodfathersofmodernMA,educatedbankersontakeoverlawsandregulationsaswellastactics.FlomandLiptonwerealsosuperlativebusinessmenwhobuilttheirownfirmstobecomeWallStreetpowerhouses.Thetwomendrewintotheirorbitacircleofbankers.FelixRohatyn,IraHarris,SteveFriedman,GeoffBoisi,EricGleacherandBruceWassersteinwereclosetoLipton.RobertGreenhillandJoePerellawereclosetoFlom.MATitansprovidesinsightintothecultureofthedifferentinvestmentbanksandhoweachofthebankersinfluencedthefirmstheyworkedinastheybecamemorepowerful.SomesuchasGleacher,Harris,Wasserstein,PerellaandGreenhillclashedwiththemenrunningtheirfirmsandleft.OtherssuchasFriedmanandBoisistayedandprofoundlyinfluencedhowthefirmdidbusiness.ThecareerofMichaelMilken,perhapsthenotoriousnameonWallStreetinthe1980s,isalsoexaminedaswellastheactionsandtacticsofhisfirm,DrexelBurnhamLambert.MilkenandDrexelpavedthewayforthegrowthofprivateequityandhelpedpopularizeattacksonmanagementbyinvestorssuchasBoonePickensandCarlIcahn.
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BRETTCOLEisacorrespondentforTheEconomistcoveringpolitical,economic,andfinancialdevelopmentsinNorthandSouthKorea.Between2003and2007,hereportedonWallStreetwhileworkingforBloombergNewsinNewYork,Priorto2003,heworkedforthenewsagencyinJapan,Taiwan,andAustralia.
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