After KKR Acquired RJR Nabisco in 1989, Large Diversified Firms

question 43

Multiple Choice

After KKR acquired RJR Nabisco in 1989, large diversified firms rushed to refocus. Why?

• A)The timing of this was pure coincidence
• B)They hated Nabisco
• C)They hated KKR
• D)They feared that leveraged buyout specialists would do it to them

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