Author:Guy Hands
An inside account of the multi-billion pound world of private equity and a masterclass on the art of deal-making.
The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy. And it offers a brutally honest appraisal of the deal that almost bankrupted him - the acquisition of multinational music recording and publishing company EMI in 2007, just as a global financial crash loomed on the horizon. Above all, he gives the reader a real sense of what it's like inside the secretive world of private equity, describing in frank detail the pressures and rewards involved.
Insightful and page-turning, The Dealmaker will prove inspirational and essential reading for all those who want to understand how huge business negotiations are done, and what makes one of private equity's biggest players tick.
The only book about private equity to read like a thriller.
—— The TimesVery far from being the typical business book destined to be forgotten shortly after publication. It grips the reader from the first page . . . [It does] a superb job of explaining how private equity works . . . there are some very useful investment lessons . . . This book should definitely be on your reading list.
—— Money WeekIf you are curious to learn the secrets of these financial alchemists, here is your chance to do so from the very best.
—— Business StandardA brutally honest book about his world of high-stakes deal-making and the emotional fallout.
—— The TimesAbsorbing [and] provocative, not least because it is still relevant.
—— The Economist'Superlative... a subject of real fascination... Lords of Finance has the flair and wisdom to find a wide readership on the strength of its main ideas.'
—— New York TimesA timely and hugely important book. The GameStop saga shows what happens when the little guy takes on Wall Street at its own game: there can only be one winner. Spencer Jakab is a top-drawer journalist who understands this industry inside out. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
—— Robin Powell, journalist, author and editor of The Evidence-Based InvestorAn important look at how markets - and people - defy prediction and occasionally lose their minds.
—— Morgan Housel, bestselling author of The Psychology of MoneyWhen an ailing video games retailer saw its shares soar into the stratosphere for no reason other than that newbie traders wanted to put one over on arrogant hedge funds, it was hard not to cheer David's felling of Goliath. But in this meticulous examination of the Gamestop saga, Spencer Jakab reminds us of a simple truth - the house, or in this case Wall Street, always wins in the end.
—— Rory Cellan-Jones, former BBC technology correspondentThrumming narrative ... Anybody who buys and sells stocks, and anyone who "invests" in anything old or new, should read this book.
—— Los Angeles Times
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