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R. J. Reynolds Nabisco, Inc., doing business as RJR Nabisco, was an American conglomerate, selling tobacco and food products, headquartered in the Calyon Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. [1] . J. Reynolds Nabisco stopped operating as a single entity in 1999.
Dec 2, 1988 · Following are the highlights of the most expensive takeover battle in history waged for RJR Nabisco, the food and tobacco giant that is the nation's 19th-largest industrial concern.
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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco is a 1989 book about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The book is based upon a series of articles written by the authors for The Wall Street Journal.
- Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- 1989
Jul 17, 2023 · Learn how F. Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco, engineered a buyout offer for his own company in the 1980s, sparking a bidding war and a scandal. Find out how the merger of a tobacco company and a food company led to the decline and breakup of RJR Nabisco.
R.J. Reynolds Industries merged with Nabisco Brands in 1985, and the name changed to RJR Nabisco in August 1986. In 1987, a bidding war ensued between several financial firms to acquire RJR Nabisco.
May 22, 2024 · Industry: Food. CEO: Dirk Van de Put. RJR Nabisco, Inc., former conglomerate corporation formed by the merger in 1985 of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. (a diversified company specializing in tobacco and food products), and Nabisco Brands, Inc., an international manufacturer of snack foods.
Aug 8, 2021 · In the largest corporate buyout in U.S. history, the investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. bought tobacco and food giant RJR Nabisco Inc. on Wednesday for nearly $25 billion after a...
