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Description of The Iron Triangle

This book offers 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 in the world with over $13 billion in funds. Carlyle's investments include everything from defense contractors to telecommunications and aerospace companies. But there is more to this company than meets the eye. Carlyle's executives include heavyweights from the worlds of business and politics, such as former secretary of defense and CIA deputy director Frank Carlucci, former secretary of state James Baker III, former President George Bush, former UK Prime Minister John Major, and former chairman of the SEC Arthur Levitt. Osama Bin Laden's estranged family was personally invested in 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 corporate cronyism, conflicts of interest, and war profiteering. This fascinating examination leads readers into a world that few can imagine full of clandestine meetings, quid pro quo deals, bitter ironies, and petty jealousies.
And the cast of characters includes some of the most powerful men in the world. Strap in, because this ride could get a little bumpy. Dan Briody (New York, NY) is an award winning business journalist whose Red Herring article "Carlyle s Way" broke the story on the inner workings of the Carlyle Group. Briody has appeared on numerous radio and television programs covering the Carlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalists covering this story. Briody's articles have appeared in "Forbes", "Red Herring", and the "Industry Standard".

Title Information

ISBN:

9780471660620

Pages:

210 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

20135

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:

03/09/2004

Edition:

1st Edition

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About D. Briody

DAN BRIODY is an award winning business journalist who has written for Forbes, Wired, Red Herring, and the Industry Standard. Briody is credited with breaking the story on the Carlyle Group. Since Red Herring published his article "Carlyle's Way," Briody has appeared on numerous radio and television programs to discuss the Carlyle Group and has become a primary source for other journalists covering this story. Briody's latest book, The Halliburton Agenda, untangles a complex web of political power plays and deceptive deals that have allowed Dick Cheney's former company to prosper.

Contents of The Iron Triangle

Timeline
Cast of Characters
Foreword
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

14. Epilogue

Afterword
Appendix A. Company Capsules
Source Notes
Bibliography