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Wall Street Wolves with a taste for tyres…Goodyear & the hostile takeover attempt of 1986

Author: Klaus Haddenbrock Comments: 0
Robert Mercer died in August, aged 96; during his time at the helm of Goodyear, the failed takeover attempt by Sir James Goldsmith achieved media fame as the ‘Goodyear War’ (Photo: Goodyear)

Robert (Bob) Mercer died in August 2020, aged 96. Reason enough to shed light again on Goodyear’s darkest hour and the effect it has had on the company up to the present day.

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