Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies of America's Greatest Dealmakers

by Daniel J. Kadlec

In the 1980s Tom Wolfe coined the term "masters of the universe" for hard-charging Wall Streeters. In the '90s, that term is applied broadly to the takeover pros behind a decade of stunning mergers and acquisitions. The decade produced more than $8 trillion in M&A, far more than the $2.4 trillion in the "decade of greed." Daniel J. Kadlec, Time magazine's Wall Street columnist, quizzed nine top guns about the strategies they used to pull off the greatest deals in history. The result is a penetrating portrait of how business is done at its highest level, with insights and lessons for everyone. Masters Of the Universe will open your eyes to the brave new world of deal making. The Deal Makers

282 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2000

Reviews

[Christopher DuMont · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting business book - all about deal making. The details are very thin but the characters the author interviewed are very interesting. It is a very quick and relatively light read - but you have to be interested in business.

[Chris Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Author comes off as a bit of a groupie to these 80's and 90's deal makers. Most of these deals proved themselves to be bad ideas. Some were successful in the long run. Deals and background were interesting.

[Paul Mullins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book easy to read. Love Carl Icahn story.