Dan Briody

The Iron Triangle (eBook, PDF)

Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A penetrating look at the company at the nexus of big business,government, and defense The Carlyle Group is one of the largest private equity firms inthe world with over $13 billion in funds. Carlyle's investmentsinclude everything from defense contractors to telecommunicationsand aerospace companies. But there is more to this company thanmeets the eye. Carlyle's executives include heavyweights from theworlds of business and politics, such as former secretary ofdefense and CIA deputy director Frank Carlucci, former secretary ofstate James Baker III, former President George Bush, former UKPrime Minister John Major, and former chairman of the SEC ArthurLevitt. Osama Bin Laden's estranged family was personally investedin the group until recently. In The Iron Triangle, journalist DanBriody examines a company at the nexus of big business, government,and defense that, according to some sources, epitomizes corporatecronyism, conflicts of interest, and war profiteering. Thisfascinating examination leads readers into a w orld that few canimagine-full of clandestine meetings, quid pro quo deals, bitterironies, and pettyjealousies. And the cast of characters includessome of the most powerful men in the world. Strap in, because thisride could get a little bumpy. Dan Briody (New York, NY) is an award-winning businessjournalist whose Red Herring article "Carlyle's Way" broke thestory on the inner workings of the Carlyle Group. Briody hasappeared on numerous radio and television programs covering theCarlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalistscovering this story. Briody's articles have appeared in Forbes, RedHerring, and the Industry Standard.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471469698
• Artikelnr.: 37302118

Autorenporträt

DAN BRIODY is an award-winning business journalist who has writtenfor Forbes, Wired, Red Herring, and the Industry Standard. Briodyis credited with breaking the story on the Carlyle Group. Since RedHerring published his article "Carlyle's Way," Briody hasappeared on numerous radio and television programs to discuss theCarlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalistscovering this story. Briody's latest book, The HalliburtonAgenda, untangles a complex web of political power plays anddeceptive deals that have allowed Dick Cheney's former companyto prosper.