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In Rare Interview, Icahn Reveals Reason for Interest in Lear Corp.
DETROIT, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary value investor Carl Icahn
said Friday that he became interested in Lear Corp. for the same reason he
becomes interested in any company: Other investors had lost confidence.
On Feb. 9, Southfield-based Lear (NYSE: LEA) announced that its board
of directors had voted to accept a $5.3 billion buyout agreement from New
York- based American Real Estate Partners L.P., a company affiliated with
Icahn.
"If you look at my history, I've done this all of my life. You buy
companies that are not in favor," the rarely interviewed Icahn told Crain's
Detroit Business reporter Brent Snavely on Friday. "You go against the
emotion. You go against the tide. You don't go with the crowd, you go
against it."
Icahn said the idea for the buyout proposal emerged in late January
during a dinner meeting in New York with Lear Chairman and CEO Bob
Rossiter.
Icahn also expressed confidence in current management, and blamed
Lear's financial struggles on industry conditions. He also responded to
critics who say his $36 a share offer is too low.
For the full story, see www.crainsdetroit.com or the front page of
Crain's Detroit Business' March 19 the print edition.
Crain's Detroit Business is one of nearly 30 business, trade and
consumer publications of Crain Communications Inc. Headquartered in
Detroit, Mich., Crain publications also include Advertising Age, Automotive
News, AutoWeek, Business Insurance, InvestmentNews, Modern Healthcare,
Pensions & Investments Age, Plastics News and Workforce Management as well
as other business weeklies in Chicago, Cleveland and New York and numerous
related business Web sites. It has more than 1,000 employees located in 16
offices worldwide. The company's Web site is www.crain.com.
SOURCE Crain's Detroit Business
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