Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn
Carl Celian Icahnis an American business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, and philanthropist. He is the founder and majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified conglomerate holding company based in New York City. He is also Chairman of Federal-Mogul, an American developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain components and vehicle safety products...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth16 February 1936
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory.
When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.
Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.
A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.
In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.
When friends and acquaintances are telling you that you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.
Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.
The registrants acquired the shares because they believe that the shares are undervalued in the market place,
Time Warner management has offered several reasons for not completely separating the cable business and buying back Time Warner shares aggressively, ... rejects management's arguments against separation and challenges management's capital return plan as a weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism.
You learn in this business: It you want a friend, get a dog.
a weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism.
This conglomerate concept doesn't work, there is no synergy - just a bunch of people spending a large amount of money that should be spent on running different companies well.
I think you would now agree that this would have achieved a far superior result for stockholders,
It is my belief that, if the proper partner were allowed to have control of AOL, shareholder value would be much more greatly enhanced than through a half-hearted joint venture that might only serve the purpose of entrenching management.