Le deal
Subtitle: how a young American in business, in love, and in over his head, kick-started a multibillion dollar industry in Europe
By: J. Byrne Murphy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780312359034
Subjects: Murphy, J. Byrne; Clothing trade -- Europe; Retail trade -- Europe; Businessmen -- Europe; Americans -- Europe
Other titles: Deal : how a young American in business, in love, and in over his head, kick-started a multibillion dollar industry in Europe
Description: "Le Deal is a business adventure story involving raw entrepreneurship and high-level politics. It is the true story of Byrne Murphy, a businessman who abruptly moves to Paris with his wife and baby daughter in a quest to reignite his career and his fortunes. He quickly finds himself up against strange and powerful forces for which he is ill prepared."

"He and his company will engage in a fierce mano a mano struggle with the French prime minister reaching up to the Supreme Court; encounter a ruthless political ambush in Germany by the soon-to-be chancellor; and face a threatening ("Is this the Mafia?") would-be partner in Italy. There are also a series of charming encounters with members of the British Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, capped off by a near-royal embarrassment of epic proportions. Along the way, the author learns what he, and Americans in general, do and do not know about life beyond our borders."--Jacket.