Robert A.G. Monks was born into privilege and fortune, He chose to use his wealth and status to wage a guerrilla war on big business to bite the hand that fed him. A razor-sharp businessman and concerned citizen, Monks embarked on a series of battles against the biggest corporations in the US including Sears, Kodak, and Honeywell. Monks created and nurtured the shareholder activist movement, now an integral part of modern investing and corporate governance

This work examines the arcane yet dramatic world of investing in distressed companies and introduces the singular, risk-taking characters who populate it. A volatile market indicates greater opportunity for the under-valued stocks of distressed companies. To illustrate the investment techniques of these colourful market players, the book leads the reader, scene by scene, through some of the major bankruptcies of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It aims to leave the reader not only with a sense of the motivations and methods of vulture investors, but also with an understanding of the important...