The art of vulture investing : adventures in distressed securities management

219 Pages·2012·10.87 MB·English

by  George Schultze

The Art
of Vulture
Investing
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The Art
of Vulture
Investing
Adventures in Distressed
Securities Management
GEORGE J. SCHULTZE
with JANET LEWIS
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData:
Schultze,GeorgeJ.,1970–author.
Theartofvultureinvesting:adventuresindistressedsecurititesmanagement/GeorgeJ.
SchulzewithJanetLewis
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Includesindex.
ISBN978-0-470-87264-2(cloth);ISBN978-1-118-22099-3(ebk);
ISBN978-1-118-25925-2(ebk);ISBN978-1-118-23473-0(ebk);
1.Investments. 2.Securities. I.Title.
HG4521.S35782542012
332.63(cid:3)2–dc23
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This book is dedicated to my wife,
Kristen Schultze,
my six children
(Annabelle, Julia, Hugo, Walter, Eloise, and Blaise),
my brothers (Axel, Dietrich and Peter),
my sisters (Christina, Katia, Karen and Ingrid),
and
my father and mother.