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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco Highlight

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To Forstmann the junk bond was a drug that enabled the puniest acquisitors to take on the titans of industry, and he held it responsible for twisting the buyout world’s priorities until they were unrecognizable.

— Bryan Burrough and John Helyar

Replicated under Fair Use from Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. (Pg. 233)