Gordon Gekko

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Signature MoveJugular Clamp Until Surrender

Cornerstone MoveReject the Menu, Rewrite the Options

Risk DoctrineArtificial Deadlines Deserve Defiance

Cornerstone MoveOnly Fire Truck in a Burning Town

Competitive AdvantageBully's Edge Over Boardroom Decorum

Signature MoveClaim the Whole Hundred Percent

Decision FrameworkFairness as Exploitable Weakness

Signature MoveChinese Water Torture Negotiation

Cornerstone MoveClose Every Circle Until Control Is Complete

Competitive AdvantageFashion Signature as Margin Multiplier

Signature MovePaternalistic Covenant With the Valley

Strategic PatternSubcontractor Apprenticeship as Espionage

Strategic PatternLow Cost Many Models Flood Strategy

Identity & CultureOrphan Hunger as Permanent Engine

Cornerstone MoveBuy the Myth Then Rebuild It From the Product Up

Risk DoctrineCash Fortress Before the Storm Hits

Identity & CultureSilicon Valley Peers Not Italian Peers

Operating PrincipleBring Production Home When Quality Fails

Signature MoveEvery Euro Saved Is an Extra Euro in Profit

Risk DoctrineOwnership Separated From Management

Competitive AdvantageClosed Valley as Loyalty Fortress

Signature MoveMove Before Being Overwhelmed

Cornerstone MoveHostile Raid to Swallow the Whole Animal

Capital StrategyWall Street Listing as Credibility Weapon

Signature MovePocket Recorder on the Nightstand

Signature MoveFactory Floor at Five AM, Never the Office

Primary Evidence

"“I create nothing, I own.” -Gordon Gekko in the film “Wall Street,” 1987"

Source:King Icahn

"On March 4, 1995, he launches a "hostile" takeover bid, i.e., not agreed upon with the management, worth 1.8 trillion lire to take control of US Shoe. The offer is financed for 1.45 billion dollars by Credit Suisse. This was the big move that Leonardo had in mind when he decided to list his Luxottica in New York. A raider's move, some compare it to Gordon Gekko from the film Wall Street, who reveals his predator nature to the financial world. The goal is to take over LensCrafters and sell off the other divisions of the American conglomerate, breaking it up into parts and selling them to the highest bidder. The Americans aren't having it, they counterattack using all the "poison pills" they have at their disposal to block the advancing Italian. In Ohio, where LensCrafters is based, they call it the eyewear war."

Source:Leonardo Del Vecchio

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