Carl Celian Icahn, a US financier, was born there on February 16, 1936. He formed and maintains control over Icahn Enterprises, a publicly traded company and holding company for a multinational conglomerate with offices in Sunny Isles Beach.
Icahn puts pressure on management to make changes to corporate policy after investing heavily in companies he believes would profit from them.
He was one of the first activists and is credited with making hedge funds more receptive to using that strategy for investing.
In the 1980s, Icahn became known as a “corporate raider” after profiting from the hostile acquisition and asset heist of Trans World Airlines.
Although investors can still invest in Icahn Enterprises, Icahn stopped handling money for outside clients in 2011.
How much does Carl Icahn own of Icahn Enterprises?
The largest individual stakeholder of Icahn Enterprises is Carl C. Icahn, who owns 963.00M shares, or 285.36% of the business.
Shares of Icahn Enterprises owned by Carl C. Icahn are presently valued at $51.64 billion.
