Guy P. Wyser-Pratte (born June 21, 1940 in Vichy, France) is an American financial investor and corporate raider. He joined the Marine Corps at age 18 before eventually moving into finance.[1] He is the head of New York-based Wyser-Pratte & Co., an investment fund with some $500 million in assets under management founded in 1991,[1] focused on "undervalued European equities."[2]
Guy Wyser-Pratt | |
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| Born | June 21, 1940 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University University of Rochester |
| Occupation | Financial investor |
Wyser-Pratte holds an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and a B.A. in history from the University of Rochester. He wrote two books on risk arbitrage (1971 and 1982).
In 2010, Wyser-Pratte tried to take control of Lagardere but he failed because of the opposition of the majority of shareholders.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b à 09h30, Le 27 avril 2010 (2010-04-27). "Guy Wyser-Pratte, ex-Marine nourri à la haute finance". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Wyser-Pratte & Co. website
- ^ "Guy wyser-pratte déclare la guerre !" [Guy Wyser-Pratte declares war !] (in French). March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Under siege: Shareholder activism at Lagardère". The Economist. April 22, 2010.
Further reading
edit- Welling, Kate; Gabelli, Mario (2018). Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 19–36. ISBN 978-0-231-19042-8.