Hostile takeovers: backstabbing central : When you think of hostile takeovers, you think of backroom deals, outside vultures screwing over loyal employees and billions of dollars on the line. And that’s all mostly true. While some hostile takeovers aren’t as scandalous as the movies make them out to be, others are exactly that.

Wall Street's plot and Gordon Gekko character is said to be inspired by Carl Icahn's raid on TWA

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