Money Talks: My Path to Private Equity -- Project Safe -- White Knight -- New Faces at the Table -- Deadline Looming -- The Ambassador -- Presidential Visit -- The Chairman Takes Charge -- Daewoo Crisis -- Black Rain -- Ultimatum -- Turning the Corner -- The Final Sprint -- The Hard Part --...

"Private equity deal making is often shrouded in secrecy. But one legendary dealmaker is happy to explain how a failing Chinese financial institution was transformed into a profitable one, without a single dollar of government support. During the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, banks...

Intro -- Out of the Gobi -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 Man-Made Famine -- Chapter 2 School Cut Short -- Chapter 3 Storm of Revolution -- Chapter 4 Turmoil Under Heaven -- Chapter 5 Exiled to the Gobi -- Chapter 6 Digging for Potatoes --...