Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

by Bryan Burrough

Book Overview

From the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Barbarians at the Gate, here is a searing expose of how American Express used ruthless tactics to destroy the reputation of its competitor, Swiss banker Edmond Safra. It is a riveting true crime story of corporate espionage and dirty dealing in the powerful world of international banking. 16 pages of photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060167599
• ISBN13: 9780060167592
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Boys Will Be Boys

What happens when business people start to act like 5 year olds at the playground - I'm taking my ball and going home. This is a great story about the desire of American Express to move into the world of private banking and the bank they tried to by - Republic Bank run by Mr. Saffra. Not only does the book provide us this weird story but also it gives the reader a great back ground on these two companies - the American Express information was very interesting. The story of the two companies coming together and then having a lovers spat is just darn interesting and a little tabloid TV. The book keeps your interest and is a nice little find if you pick it up.

Banking Gets Personal

I am a fan of the authors writing in general. If you're a person who enjoys reading stories in the Wall Street Journal etc then this book may very well be for you (the author works at WSJ).This is a fascinating story of international intrigue and business. The author provides historical background for both AmEx and Mr Saffra and then proceeds into the meat of the story.What's interesting here is that the Vendetta alluded to in the title raises some serious ethical questions on the part of some folks. All I'll say is as you read it do a name search on the web and see where some of them are today, it's not the poor house and it's not jail either.The book exposes high finance, high power, bare knuckled business street fighting taken to an internation stage.