Charles R. Geisst

Deals of the Century (eBook, PDF)

Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

DEALS OF THE CENTURY Throughout history, mergers and acquisitions have been the majorgame played on Wall Street. These deals have had far-reachingeffects, on the worlds of finance and industry - more than mostcommentators or financiers are publicly willing to admit. Deals of the Century captures this dynamic momentin history by taking an in-depth look at the most notable mergerand acquisition deals of the twentieth of Carnegie Steel in 1901 tothe creation of the former AOL Time Warner, renowned businesshistorian and bestselling author Charles Geisst traces the dealsthat have had the most dramatic impact on the worlds of bothfinance and industry over the past century. Decade by decade,you'll be introduced to the personalities behind each event, asindustries are built, dismantled, and reorganized by"professionals" driven mainly by the profits extracted from thedeals themselves. Engaging and informative, Deals of the Centurypaints an exciting portrait of the incredible M&A journey andillustrates how many of these deals changed the face of business,creating a modern capitalist society that continues to grow.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471480853
• Artikelnr.: 37302131

Autorenporträt

Charles Geisst is the author of thirteen books, includingThe Last Partnerships: Inside the Great Wall Street MoneyDynasties (McGraw Hill, 2001), Monopolies in America: EmpireBuilders and Their Enemies from Jay Gould to Bill Gates (OxfordUniversity Press, 2000), 100 Years of Wall Street (anillustrated history, McGraw-Hill, 1999), and Wall Street: AHistory (Oxford University Press, 1997). Wall Street: AHistory was widely reviewed and was on the New York TimesBusiness Bestseller List for three months and was a selection ofthe History Book Club and the Book of the Month Club International. From 1972-75, Geisst taught political science in an openadmissions environment in the City University of New York beforetaking a job on Wall Street. Subsequently, he worked as a capitalmarkets analyst and investment banker at several investment banksin the City of London. Since 1985 he has taught finance atManhattan College where he is presently a professor of finance. Hewas named the college's first Louis F. Capalbo Chair in Business in1993. Consulting assignments in financial markets have been withCazenove & Co., S.G. Warburg & Co., the Hudson Institute,and J.P. Morgan & Co. Listed in Who's Who and a frequentparticipant in Renaissance Weekend, he has published professionaland trade articles in magazines and journals such as theInternational Herald Tribune, Neue Zurcher Zeitung,Newsday and Euromoney.