Carl Icahn - Mahony Partners

Feb

2014

What Henry Kravis Can Learn from Carl Icahn

Financial Services, Taking & Managing Risk

It’s been a bad week for the image minders in the private equity industry. First, Henry Kravis bemoaned the industry’s awful reputation, and now a tax-reform plan - floated by a Republican (gasp!) - threatens to axe its carried-interest tax goodie. Meanwhile, investors like Carl Icahn that once were reviled as “corporate raiders” have been reborn as “activist invest... Read More

Feb

2013

How to Fight in Public

Taking & Managing Risk

The media love conflict. After all, when you’re in the audience-grabbing business, there’s nothing better than a good fight to draw a crowd. The merits of the argument don’t matter much as long as there is plenty of shouting. For proof, look no further than the jousting between Sen. John McCain and Chuck Hagel at Hagel’s confirmation hearing, or the on-air cage-match between Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn during their recent appearance on CNBC. Both events featured plenty of bluster ... Read More