Gods at War

Shotgun Takeovers, Government by Deal, and the Private Equity Implosion

By: Steven M. Davidoff

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

An engaging exploration of modern-day deals and deal-making.

Gods at War details the recent deals and events that have forever changed the world of billion-dollar deal-making. This audiobook is a whirlwind tour of the players determining the destiny of corporate America, including the government, private equity, strategic buyers, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds.

It not only examines many of the game-changing takeover events that have occurred in the past years, but also puts them into context and exposes what is really going on behind the scenes on Wall Street. Gods at War completely covers the strategic issues that guide the modern-day deal, and since they unfold under the shadow of the law, it also focuses on the legal aspects of deal-making and takeovers.

• Each chapter unfolds through the lens of a recent transaction, from the battle between Yahoo! and Microsoft to the United Rental/Cerberus dispute
• Provides in-depth explanations and analysis of the events and actors that have shaped this fast-moving field
• Examines the federal government's regulation by deal approach to saving the financial system and explains the government's biggest "deals", including its bailouts of AIG, Bank of America, and Citigroup

Filled with in-depth insights that will enhance your understanding of this field, Gods at War offers an engaging look at deals and deal-makers in the context of recent historical events. It's an audiobook for those who want to understand deals, takeovers, and the people and institutions who shape our world.

©2009 Steven M. Davidoff (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

I enjoyed

Really enjoyed listing to this book. It is very in depth and educational. It is academic so might not be for everyone. But I really enjoyed.

Enjoy the Book but the recording repeats

I really enjoy learning about all of this. It is well written and helpful for someone learning buyouts.

However, I was extremely thrown off when the chapters started repeating. I thought I was hearing things and spent a long time updating my app, turning my phone off and on, and looking for other reviews. However, it’s just lazy work on Amazon or whoever uploaded the book. Every chapter is off and chapter 5 repeats twice.

this is an M&A legal textbook not a story

this book is too technical to enjoy for a lay person. clearly written by an M&A lawyer with a lot of knowledge of the legal docs but not entertaining business stories. Title doesn't fit.