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Under the impressive leadership of Jonathan Karp , S&S generated revenue of $1.2 billion in the 12 months ending March 31 and operating income of $255 million, a margin of 21 percent. No wonder KKR wants the business.

Are You There, Aryeh? It’s Me, Shari…

“General Motors had come to own the manufacturers of 70 percent of everything that went into its automobiles—and had become by far the world’s most integrated large business. It was this prototype keiretsu that gave General Motors the decisive advantage, both in cost and in speed, which made it within a few short years both the world’s largest and

The Empire had begun life as a fast-freight forwarder, just one of the many companies that Scott and Thomson had created to pick the meatier bones left on the Pennsylvania’s table. Its superb chief executive, Col. Joseph Potts, had built it into a major transportation business in its own right, with a particularly strong position in petroleum. Besi

Charles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy

this latter variable is a significant force in influencing the economics of the firm, its organizational structure, and its positioning in the client and people markets.

David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm

The company prides itself on its role as tenacious change agent, leveraging creative thinking to ask “what if?” and “why not?” to challenge the status quo.

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Luke Stopford Sackville • 1 card

Coke doesn’t try to beat Pepsi by saying how many more cola berries it uses in its mix.6

Hermann Simon • Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything

3G had taken Burger King private in a 2010 leveraged buyout for $4.1 billion, using $1.6 billion of its own equity. At the time, Burger King had one brand—Burger King—and 12,000 restaurants in 70 countries and some $15 billion in revenue. In short order, 3G transformed Burger King into Restaurant Brands International, comprising 30,000 restaurants ... See more

Ackman in Full

Is he irreplaceable? Is he the Steve Jobs of JPMorgan Chase?