Big Deals

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0072
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0072
Title: Big Deals
Description: Text of a lecture to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. The paper "BIG DEALS" by Robert C. Wood, III, recounts Ross Johnson's attempt to execute a leverage buyout (LBO) of RJR/Nabisco. It details the high-stakes negotiations, financial strategies, and ethical dilemmas surrounding the deal. The narrative highlights the fierce competition between Johnson, Henry Kravis, and other Wall Street figures. Ultimately, Kravis wins the bid, exemplifying the cutthroat nature of corporate finance and the downfall of the LBO craze.
Date: 17 October 1991
Creator: Wood, Robert C., III
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Wood, Robert C. III; Johnson, Ross; RJR/Nabisco
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Wood, Robert C. III; George M. Jones Library Association