Bad Money by Louise Patten
Mary Kersey, the breadwinner in her family, juggles her job as a high-flying management consultant at Lock Chase with trying to be a good mother to her 8-year-old daughter Grace and keeping Trister, her husband's ancestral home in Suffolk, in a decent state of repair. It is enough to challenge the most organised of women. When the headmistress of Grace's boarding school calls to say that Grace is acutely homesick and should come home, the demands on Mary's time and energy become almost overwhelming. Dr Alan Dove is CEO of biotechnology company, Pneumatech. He wants to buy a competitor who specialises in cosmetics, F-ACE. They'd be a perfect fit if only he could afford them. Enter Ivan Strawe, evil genius head of M & A at Wolkenbank, who'll find a way to lower the F-ACE share price with the help of a hedge fund that's only too happy to help. Of course there'll be a nice little cut for all of them once the deal goes through. Meanwhile Mary, who surprisingly retains a conscience in this dog-eat-dog world, is recruited by the Treasury to investigate dodgy dealings at hedge funds. Her world and that of Dove and Kona are set on a collision course
'A rattling good City thriller' Evening Standard'Makes Gordon Gecko look like a tender-hearted philanthropist' The Scotsman. 'Patten knows her world intimately and with an authority and knowledge which few previous financial novelists have enjoyed. When we stray into complex areas of takeover rules, share price manipulation and the shadowy world of the hedge fund, we know we are being led by an expert who has probably been down this road in real life - as a professional of course, rather than a participant. Her detail is meticulous and authentic, but never gets in the way of the story which moves along at a hectic pace' Independent.
Louise Patten is one of a small number of women FTSE 100 directors and an even smaller number of FTSE 100 chairmen. She is a senior partner at Bain, a non-executive director of Bradford & Bingley and Marks & Spencer, and chairman of the property group, Brixton. Louise Patten is married to the former Cabinet Minister John (now Lord) Patten and they have one daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847249135 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847249132 |
| Title | Bad Money |
| Author | Louise Patten |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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