SPECIAL REPORT: RJR NABISCO 20TH ANNIVERSARY(2)

Twenty years after the record-setting buyout of RJR Nabisco, the deal still stands as a prime example of private equity operating at extreme capacity. Will mega-LBOs of 2006 and 2007 be as influential? And will they, like RJR Nabisco, ultimately disappoint? David Snow compares two bygone boom eras