The Money Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Great Buyout Boom of the 1980s

This fascinating chronicle analyzes the frenetic merger and takeover activity of the 1980s, indicating why it happened and what the effect has been on American industry and finance.

Roy C. Smith, a professor of entrepreneurship, finance and international business at New York University, has been on the faculty of Stern School of Business since 1987. Prior to 1987 he was a General Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co., specializing in international investment banking and corporate finance. He received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1960 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1966. The author of several books on international banking including The Global Bankers, published in 1989, which has been widely acclaimed, Mr. Smith is a frequent guest lecturer at business schools in the U.S. and in Europe. He and his wife Marianna live in Montclair, New Jersey.

Other Beard Books by Roy C. Smith: The Global Bankers