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CamelCaseName 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

I read that book, and my recommendation is to skip the third act, which is painfully repetitive.

In fact, coming from a finance background, I didn't find the book in general to be particularly insightful, and much more ragebait / policy oriented (which makes sense given the author was a DOJ Antitrust prosecutor)

safeimp 4 months ago | [–]

Is there an alternative you might suggest?

proteal 4 months ago | | [–]

Barbarians at the Gate is the classic LBO book. It gives a nice mix of story and financial mechanics.

jonny_eh 4 months ago | [–]

> coming from a finance background, I didn't find the book in general to be particularly insightful

Because you already knew that stuff, or because it's wrong?

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