- Hardcover: 832 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (19 Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446522686
- ISBN-13: 978-0446522687
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 798,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Wasserstein possesses a truly encyclopedic knowledge of corporate merger activity... Informative and entertaining. (Kirkus Reviews )
An insider's mastery... Business buffs corporate wheeler-dealers will gain an arsenal of tactics and little-known information. (Publishers Weekly )
A solid textbook. (Business Week ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
An insider's mastery... Business buffs corporate wheeler-dealers will gain an arsenal of tactics and little-known information. (Publishers Weekly )
A solid textbook. (Business Week ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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In BIG DEAL, Wall Street's top deal maker delivers a cockpit view of the gigantic merger deals that have shaped our times. Combining a journalist's eye with an insider's access, he explains why they happen, how they're done, who does them.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I thought this was a comprehensive, interesting, well-written, and educational piece. If you are only going to read one book on M&A, and plan to practice in one form or another, this is the book to read. One warning - it reads like a history book, filled with dry facts about who did what without strong assesments of those involved.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The author has an awesome task in summarizing dynamics and history of M&A Activity. Books can be (and have) written on indiudual deals. As a result this book serves more like a compendium of M&A activity and its history with a few insights into the back door drama and mechanics employed in high profile M&A's. Although a touch on the dry side, it gives a flavor of some of the intricacies involved in some of the high profile M&A deals. Interesting reading and doesn't have to be read from start to finish i.e you can skip around to deals that pique your interest.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I should admit that I expected more from this book. After all it is written by a person who has been there in the center of all action. If you are looking for some facts that are not known to the general public you'll be disappointed. What Mr Wasserstein do is simply restating the facts of all M&A in the history. If you are looking for a summary of all known facts of M&A's this is a book to buy.
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Penetrating and detailed examination of mega-mergers.
Penetrating view of very large mergers, with insights about strategy and tactics, anecdotes, and profiles of key players. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 1999
Front Row Seat on M&A History -Yesterday and Today
BIG DEAL is a "big deal" itself--a sweeping historical account of merger activity over the past century and a half, and a rousing defense of mergers from a master... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 1999
Great
This is a great book for anyone interested in the investmant banking world. It was not written as a tell-all, but a bokk of instruction.
Published on 7 Dec 1998
Really Really Interesting
This fascinating epic is not the best read for the average reader. It is a great read for an educated reader. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1998
Classroom lecture
In reading Big Deal by Bruce Wasserstein, I was hoping to get true inside information from someone who professes to be a big player in the merger and acquisitions market. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 1998
waste of time
One insight, one idea, one well written story would have made this book worthwhile. Instead it was the biggest stinker I have ever read. Why did he write this? Read more
Published on 20 Jun 1998
Excellent resource for those entering the world of M&A
This book is written in an informative and interesting manner, combining personal experience of the author with strategic/technical elements inherent in mergers and acquisitions. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 1998
this book is for anyone interested in corporate powerplays
This easily read book is for anyone interested in learning how the business "power elite" conduct themselves in the most hotly contested mergers and acquisitions battles... Read more
Published on 24 May 1998
The Big Deal is a Big Bargain.
The first point to make is that Bruce Wasserstein's Big Deal is not the late Nineties version of Predator's Ball, Barbarians at the Gate, or Den of Thieves. Read more
Published on 12 May 1998
Great book!!! BIG DEAL is exciting and very informative!!!
Bruce Wasserstein's BIG DEAL is a highly readable and enjoyable book. More compelling than THE PRIZE, BIG DEAL is an instant business classic.
Published on 20 April 1998
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