Saul Steinberg (businessman)
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This article is about the American financier. For the cartoonist, see Saul Steinberg.
Saul Phillip Steinberg (August 13, 1939 – December 7, 2012)[1] was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his 30th birthday and a billionaire before his 40th birthday.[2] He started a computer leasing company (Leasco), which he used in an audacious and successful takeover of the much larger Reliance Insurance Company in 1968. He was best known for his unsuccessful attempts to take over Chemical Bank in 1969 and Walt Disney Productions in 1984.[2][3]
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Born | Saul Phillip Steinberg (1939-08-13)August 13, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
Died | December 7, 2012(2012-12-07) (aged 73) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation(s) | Founder of Leasco CEO of Reliance Insurance Company |
Spouses | Barbara Herzog
(m. 1957; div. 1974)Laura Sconocchia Fisher
(m. 1974, divorced)Gayfryd McNabb MacLean Johnson
(m. 1983) |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Maria Bartiromo (daughter in-law) Liz Lange (niece) |
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