Inside the Trillion Dollar Industry That Owns Everything
What do Dunkin' Donuts, J. Crew, Toys "R" Us, and Burger King
have in common? They are all currently or just recently were owned,
operated, and controlled by private equity firms. "The New Tycoons:
Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns
Everything" takes the reader behind the scenes of these firms:
their famous billionaire founders, the overlapping stories of their
creation and evolution, and the outsized ambitions that led a group
of clever bankers from small shops operating in a corner of Wall
Street into powerhouse titans of capital. This is the story of the
money and the men who handle it.
Go inside the private worlds of founders Henry Kravis, Steve
Schwarzman, David Bonderman, and more in "The New Tycoons, "and
discover how these men have transformed the industry and built the
some of the most powerful and most secretive houses of money in the
world.With numerous private equity firms going public for the first
time, learn how these firms operate, where their money comes from
and where it goes, and how every day millions of customers,
employees, and retirees play a role in that complex tangle of
moneyAuthor Jason Kelly tells the story of how thirty some years
ago a group of colleagues with $120,000 of their own savings
founded what would become one of the largest private equity shops
in the world, completing the biggest buyout the world has ever
seen, and making them all billionaires in the processPresents a
never-before-seen look inside a secretive and powerful world on the
verge of complete transformation as the industry and its leaders
gain public profiles, scrutiny, and political positions
Analyzing the founders and the firms at a crucial moment, when
they've elevated themselves beyond their already lofty ambitions
into the world of public opinion and valuation, "New Tycoons" looks
at one of the most important, yet least examined, trillion-dollar
corners of the global economy and what it portends for these new
tycoons.
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