BOESKY, Ivan F.
Merger Mania. Arbitrage: Wall Street's Best Kept Money-Making Secret.
"Keep up the Great Work": First Edition of Ivan Boesky's Merger Mania; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
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Item Number: RRB-150251
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First edition of Boesky's first and only book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "6/4/85 To Dennis Ryan keep up the great work at PWJC- Ivan F. Boesky." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Ivan F. Boesky’s Merger Mania: Arbitrage—Wall Street’s Best Kept Money-Making Secret offers a firsthand, insider’s exploration of the high-stakes world of merger arbitrage during the 1980s, a period marked by unprecedented corporate takeovers, leveraged buyouts, and deregulated financial markets. Written by one of the most controversial figures of the era, the book serves both as an educational primer and a personal testament to the lucrative yet ethically fraught practice of profiting from corporate consolidation. Boesky details the strategies, risks, and timing considerations that define arbitrage, while also illustrating the broader socio-economic conditions—such as aggressive deregulation, the influx of institutional capital, and the growing culture of speculation—that fueled the merger wave. The narrative blends technical explanations with case studies of major deals, offering insight into how traders exploit market inefficiencies surrounding merger announcements. Although the work is framed as a guide for aspiring investors, it also inadvertently captures the excesses and moral ambiguities of the decade’s financial ethos.
Merger Mania. Arbitrage: Wall Street's Best Kept Money-Making Secret.
$2,500.00
In Stock
