人物篇
Carl icahn s new life as a
Hedge Fund Manager
It s an ancient Wall Street saw: How much money is e
nough someone asks the billionaire. "A little more than I
have
he resp
on ds
I was think ing about this while perusing an offering for a
new hedge fund that Carl Icahn is starting. Icahn, as you
doubtless know, is among Wall Street s most successful preda
tors. Hes one of the few 1980s corporate raiders to have built
a massive fortune-$5 billion-plus in his case with st aying
power. I ve lear ned never to be surprised by Icahn s moves, be
cause being unpredicta ble and contrarian are at the heart of his
MO. Still, I m a little flummoxed by Icahn as a hedgie Carl
remarked over dinner a few years back how much he enjoyed
n ot ha ving to answer to scads of medd le some ou tside investors
And running a fund invites heightened scrutiny'. So Carl has to
be doing this for a little more money, right
Make no bon es about it: Icahn Partners( that s the fund s
name) should be quite the green machine, if you know what I
mean. The fund, which requ ires a 25 million m in imum in-