Barbarians at the Gate Barbarians at the Gate Bryan Burrough

Barbarians at the Gate

The Fall of RJR Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough

★ 4.1 19 min read

About This Book

Published in 1989, this work chronicles a landmark corporate transaction: the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which stands as one of America's largest business deals. The narrative reveals the outrageous and wasteful conduct that defined corporate culture on Wall Street throughout the 1980s.

Who Should Read This?

  • Finance and business professionals interested in studying a historic transaction
  • People concerned about corporate excess and misconduct
  • Readers fascinated by aggressive takeovers and ruthless business tactics

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