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1		Death, Taxes, and Turduckens: Unraveling History’s Biggest Tax Heist and the Broken System That Enabled It by Jens Kurt Heycke (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough 4.29 avg rating — 45,708 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		CEO-Stories: Children Employed by Owners by Michael Eastwood 4.67 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone by David Carey 4.04 avg rating — 5,514 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Finkel 3.81 avg rating — 647 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything by Jason Kelly 3.68 avg rating — 1,085 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Private Equity Playbook: Management’s Guide to Working with Private Equity by Adam Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,308 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman 4.14 avg rating — 9,495 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use by Orit Gadiesh 3.80 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition by McKinsey & Company Inc. 4.29 avg rating — 1,831 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Leveraged Buyouts, + Website: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity by Paul Pignataro 4.27 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions by Joshua Rosenbaum 4.32 avg rating — 1,219 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America by Gretchen Morgenson 3.70 avg rating — 1,025 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America by Brendan Ballou (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,131 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business by George Anders (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding by Sean Cook 4.42 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms by Jeffrey Bussgang 3.90 avg rating — 1,718 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 4 voters · list created April 30th, 2024 by PostPair (votes) .

Tags: business, buy-outs, economics, finance, investing, markets, private-equity

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