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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you like reading about M & A its not bad !
The book is not a bad read. I am in the industry and so found it quite interesting. Like many of the books produced on people / houses on Wall Street this book tends to provide a great historical overview. Well done to Brett Cole. Alot of blood sweat and tears in researching and authoring this.
Published 17 months ago by Nicholas Assef
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Almost Entirely Useless!
The only useful information in this book is contained in the Introduction. There readers will learn that Wall Street's merger industry did not became a force until the 1970s. What was new was that bankers and lawyers were pushing it, when previously it was corporate chieftains who had arrayed mergers, without help from Wall St. (Unfortunately, Cole does not tell us what...
Published on April 17, 2009 by Loyd E. Eskildson
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you like reading about M & A its not bad !,
By Nicholas Assef "Nicholas Assef" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry (Kindle Edition)
The book is not a bad read. I am in the industry and so found it quite interesting.Like many of the books produced on people / houses on Wall Street this book tends to provide a great historical overview. Well done to Brett Cole. Alot of blood sweat and tears in researching and authoring this.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry (Hardcover)
The only useful information in this book is contained in the Introduction. There readers will learn that Wall Street's merger industry did not became a force until the 1970s. What was new was that bankers and lawyers were pushing it, when previously it was corporate chieftains who had arrayed mergers, without help from Wall St. (Unfortunately, Cole does not tell us what Wall Street's added value was, besides huge fees.)Continuing, six merger waves have occurred since 1890, per another author cited by Cole. 1)1893-1904: Creation of basic manufacturing and mining industries. 2)1919-1929: Vertical integration. 3)1955-1969: Conglomerates, such as ITT, LTV, and Litton. 4)1955-1969: Hostile takeovers and greenmail. 5)1993-2000: Friendly mergers to achieve global size and scale. 6)2002-2007: Hedge funds and activist shareholders. The bulk of the book focuses on eleven men in the 4th wave, and reports at too low and non-strategic level to be of value. |
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M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry by Brett Cole (Hardcover - September 29, 2008)
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