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Jul 17, 2023 · Corporate kleptocracy refers to the use of underhanded tactics by corporate executives to siphon off wealth at the expense of shareholders. The scandal at RJR Nabisco is a good example of ...
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ( RJR) is an American tobacco manufacturing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and headquartered at the RJR Plaza Building. Founded by R. J. Reynolds in 1875, [1] it is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States (behind Altria ).
Apr 3, 2024 · 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...
Mar 10, 1999 · RJR Nabisco, burdened by debt and threat of new suits over smoking, plans to split its food and tobacco businesses, unraveling 1985 merger, and sell its foreign tobacco business; domestic...
Dec 1, 1988 · With a stunning, eleventh-hour bid of about $24.5 billion, the nation’s leading corporate buyout firm late Wednesday won control of tobacco and food giant RJR Nabisco and brought to a close...
Dec 31, 2016 · F. Ross Johnson, who as chief executive of RJR Nabisco instigated an era-defining takeover struggle that was chronicled in film and a best-selling book and made him a symbol of corporate...
