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  • Posted July 27, 2025
  • By Janet Tavakoli

Historical pioneers of leveraged finance: Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller, whose aggressive acquisition strategies foreshadowed modern LBO risks and corporate restructuring tactics

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