Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business

· Beard Books
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First published in 1992 (by Basic Books), this reprint is timely now in the wake of Enron and WorldCom. Anders tells the story of how Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) took advantage of Wall Street's tolerance of debt to finagle massive corporate takeovers of companies that included Safeway, Drexel, and
First published in 1992 (by Basic Books), this reprint is timely now in the wake of Enron and WorldCom. Anders tells the story of how Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) took advantage of Wall Street's tolerance of debt to finagle massive corporate takeovers of companies that included Safeway, Drexel, and

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George Anders is the West Coast bureau chief of Fast Company magazine. He previously spent two decades as a writer and editor at The Wall Street Journal. While there, he was part of a seven-person reporting team that won the Pulitzer prize for national reporting in 1997. He is a graduate of Stanford University, and has also authored a critical analysis of the HMO industry.
George Anders is the West Coast bureau chief of Fast Company magazine. He previously spent two decades as a writer and editor at The Wall Street Journal. While there, he was part of a seven-person reporting team that won the Pulitzer prize for national reporting in 1997. He is a graduate of Stanf...

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