The history of mergers and acquisitions is filled with ruthless company raiders, bruising wars of terms and individuals striving to stiff every single other.
T. Boone Pickens, the oil tycoon who rampaged by means of the 1980s, took compact stakes in energy companies, attacked administration and forced sales of the companies. Carl Icahn, the activist investor, amassed shares of corporations and threatened to oust their boards if they did not concur to a deal. And Robert Campeau, the Canadian real estate investor identified for engineering buyouts, was unafraid to acquire legal motion against providers that sought to deflect his advancements.
