A penetrating look at the company at the nexus of big business, government, and defense
The Carlyle Group is one of the largest private equity firms inthe world with over $13 billion in funds. Carlyle’s investmentsinclude everything from defense contractors to telecommunicationsand aerospace companies. But there is more to this company thanmeets the eye. Carlyle’s executives include heavyweights from theworlds of business and politics, such as former secretary ofdefense and CIA deputy director Frank Carlucci, former secretary ofstate James Baker III, former President George Bush, former UKPrime Minister John Major, and former chairman of the SEC Arthur Levitt. Osama Bin Laden’s estranged family was personally investedin the group until recently. In The Iron Triangle, journalist Dan Briody examines a company at the nexus of big business, government, and defense that, according to some sources, epitomizes corporatecronyism, conflicts of interest, and war profiteering. Thisfascinating examination leads readers into a w orld that few canimagine-full of clandestine meetings, quid pro quo deals, bitterironies, and pettyjealousies. And the cast of characters includessome of the most powerful men in the world. Strap in, because thisride could get a little bumpy.
Dan Briody (New York, NY) is an award-winning businessjournalist whose Red Herring article ‘Carlyle’s Way’ broke thestory on the inner workings of the Carlyle Group. Briody hasappeared on numerous radio and television programs covering the Carlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalistscovering this story. Briody’s articles have appeared in Forbes, Red Herring, and the Industry Standard.
İçerik tablosu
Foreword.
Time Line.
Cast of Characters.
Prologue–Meet the Carlyle Group.
1. The Politician, the Businessman, and the Unlucky Eskimos.
2. Craterair.
3. Mr. Clean
4. Carlucci’s Connections.
5. Getting Defensive.
6. An Arabian White Knight.
7. Vinnell’s Executive Mercenaries.
8. Out of the Shadows.
9. Breaking the Bank.
10. Buying Bush.
11. Family Business.
12. Big Guns.
13. 9/11/01.
Epilogue.
Afterword.
Appendix A. Company Capsules.
Appendix B. Carlyle Correspondences.
Acknowledgments.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
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DAN BRIODY is an award-winning business journalist who has writtenfor Forbes, Wired, Red Herring, and the Industry Standard. Briodyis credited with breaking the story on the Carlyle Group. Since Red Herring published his article ‘Carlyle’s Way, ‘ Briody hasappeared on numerous radio and television programs to discuss the Carlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalistscovering this story. Briody’s latest book, The Halliburton Agenda, untangles a complex web of political power plays anddeceptive deals that have allowed Dick Cheney’s former companyto prosper.
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