{"product_id":"book-eg24","title":"Gods at War","description":" Gods at War (paperback) is an engaging must  read exploration of the modern takeover. This book examines  this subject by drilling down on deals and events in the last few  years that have forever changed the world of mergers and  acquisitions. It will be a whirlwind tour of takeovers and the  players in this arena, including private equity, strategic buyers,  hedge funds, private equity, management, and sovereign wealth  funds. Gods at War will not only explain all of the  game-changing takeover events but also put them into context for  readers who want to know whats going on behind the scenes on  Wall Street. It will provide an explanation and analysis of these  events and the players. The book will spell out the future  direction of takeovers as well as the authors own  prescriptions for needed reform. In telling this tale, Gods at  War will cover the strategic issues that guide the modern-day  takeover. But since takeovers unfold under the shadow of legal  rules, Gods at War will particularly focus on the legal  aspects of takeovers. The result will be a book that covers the  strategy and rules of the takeover in the context of recent  historical events. Each chapter of the book will unfold through the  lens of a modern transaction. For example, the chapter concerning  hostile transactions will trace the battle between Yahoo and  Microsoft to discuss the future of hostile transactions as well as  to examine the question of why the tech hostile has  achieved recent prominence. The chapter on sovereign wealth funds  will examine the slew of investment in financial institutions in  the prior year and its implication for our economic system. A  private equity chapter will study the United Rental\/Cerberus  dispute to explain the causes and effects of the private equity  implosion and trace the future of private equity. And the chapter  on hedge funds will discuss Jana Funds use of complex  derivatives in its proxy contest to unseat the CNET board to  illustrate the new shareholder activism among hedge funds and its  discontents.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428594098480,"sku":"BDeg24","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49428594327856,"sku":"ZEeg24","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49428594721072,"sku":"ZMeg24","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/eg24-cover.jpg?v=1762985637","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eg24","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}