Knightmare Capital

<p><strong>About the Author</strong></p><p></p><p>Edward W. Page began his career in surety bond underwriting and commercial banking in New Jersey and Missouri before moving into private equity in New York. From his home in St. Louis he commuted to Manhattan to negotiate acquire finance manage and divest companies across North America and Europe.</p><p></p><p>Just before his son's birth Ed returned to St. Louis and founded Williams Capital Partners Inc. focusing on acquiring and advising privately held businesses primarily throughout the Midwest. Across four decades he has led numerous successful turnarounds preserving companies and saving jobs.</p><p></p><p>Beyond the boardroom Ed enjoys golf skiing and walks with his dog Gertie. He values time with friends frequent travel and trips with his wife Lynn to London to visit their son William and daughter-in-law Tara.</p><p></p><p><strong>About the Book</strong></p><p></p><p>Knightmare Capital is the raw unfiltered high-stakes account of Edward W. Page's leap from the steady lanes of surety bond underwriting and commercial banking into the unpredictable world of private equity. Driven by personal upheaval Ed took a gamble on a scrappy New York firm and found himself on a rocket ride through high-pressure deals nonstop travel and boardroom showdowns that most people only witness on screen.</p><p></p><p>Mentored by some of the sharpest minds in accounting finance law engineering and operations Ed transformed into a battle-tested deal guy able to juggle multiple acquisitions turnarounds and exits simultaneously across North America and Europe. Each win added to the firm's meteoric rise-until cracks at the top began to spread.</p><p></p><p>What started with red-eye flights and late-night negotiations slid into chaos fueled by mismanagement and the increasingly erratic behavior of the firm's mysterious Chairman. Fortunes were lost. Careers collapsed. Lives were upended. As the house of cards shook Ed stood at the eye of the storm fighting to salvage what he could protect the people and companies that still mattered.</p><p></p><p>Knightmare Capital is more than a business memoir-it's a cautionary tale survival guide and front-row seat to how power ego and neglect can turn a dream into a nightmare.</p>