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“Totally self-reliant, he is a master negotiator. He believes no one, expects the worst of people, distrusts his allies and adversaries alike and makes no pretense at intimacy.”
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
“Explaining his stock market philosophy, Icahn said: “If the price is right, we are going to sell. I think that’s true of everything you have, except maybe your kids and possibly your wife.â€�  When a shocked judge responded by asking “Possibly?â€� Icahn confirmed that he had heard right. “Possibly,â€� Icahn repeated, adding the caveat, “Don’t tell my wife.”
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
“On the day it was announced that Boesky was going down, I was negotiating with USX lawyers about the terms of a possible agreement that would give Carl the opportunity to have access to USX’s financial information,â€� Steve Jacobs recalls. “This presumably would facilitate Carl’s ability to make a bid because Drexel needed the information. But when the announcement came about Boesky, you knew the transaction was not going to fly.â€�  In the past, Icahn had succeeded in intimidating his adversaries by convincing them that he had the resources to make good on his threats. In most cases, that meant buying stock until he controlled or appeared capable of controlling the companies he attacked. But once Drexel was laid low and the pipeline of takeover capital had run dry, Icahn’s options were limited. In a critical transition, USX’s lawyers and investment bankers started treating Icahn as a major stockholder rather than as a raider capable of acquiring the business.”
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist
― King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist