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Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming 80s to a Crashing Halt
, subject: Robert Campeau, leveraged buyouts, junk bonds, and retail bankruptcies
Campeau's retail empire shows how acquisition speed and leverage can outrun the operations meant to support them.
67
Coverage Score
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Scored evidence
About the book
The account connects Campeau's pursuit of Allied and Federated to takeover financing, the junk-bond market, strained retail operations, and one of the defining bankruptcies of the late-1980s boom.
Why read it
Best if you want a source-grounded account of ambition, operating choices, and their consequences
Key themes
- Ambition
- Operating choices
- Costs and limits
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 13 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Robert Campeau (Junk Bonds and Retail Bankruptcy) — David introduces Going for Broke by John Rothschild as today's episode subject.
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