The New Financial Capitalists: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Creation of Corporate Value

Based upon interviews with partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and on unprecedented access to the firm's records, George Baker and George Smith have written a balanced and enlightening account of how KKR has approached leveraged buyouts. This book, first published in 1999, focuses on KKR's founding, evolution, and innovations as ways to understand issues in modern American business.