Richard C. Perry
| Richard Cayne Perry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Education | B.S. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. New York University Stern School of Business |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Known for | founder of Perry Capital LLC |
| Net worth | US$ 1.2 billion[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Rachel Newberger |
| Parent(s) | Merel Cayne Arnold Bernard Perry |
| Family | James Cayne (uncle) |
Richard Cayne Perry (born 1955)[2] is an American hedge-fund manager whose firm Perry Capital LLC has invested in several companies and, since 2012, owns a controlling interest in Barneys New York.
Early Life and Education
Perry's mother, Merel, who, for a time ran a small import business, is sister to former Bear Stearns C.E.O. James Cayne. His father, Arnold, ran several firms; two were a book publisher and a business-machine company.[3][2] When Richard Perry was age 13, his parents divorced.[2]
He attended the Allen-Stevenson School all-boys' private grade school in Manhattan and then high school at the Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, graduating in 1973.[4]
Perry received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. While at Penn his father cut off funds, forcing him to become a movie-theater usher at night. He was eventually promoted to the chain manager.[2] After a summer internship he was hired by Goldman Sachs on an equity options trading desk. During this time, Perry earned a MBA at night from NYU's Business School.
Career
He soon moved to the famed equity-arbitrage desk at Goldman Sachs run by Robert Rubin. During this time he was Rubin's teaching assistant at NYU Stern and even babysat Rubin's children.[5][6] He eventually left to form Perry Capital in 1988.
Perry's first major investment was Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD), which Perry Capital acquired in 1994 for $130 million. Among his actions was installing Meg Whitman as the C.E.O. In 2004, he sold his stake in the company for $450 million.[2]
In 2005, he was among the investors providing a loan of $512 million for Malcolm Glazer to purchase British football team Manchester United.[2]
In May 2012, Perry's firm acquired ownership of Barneys. Perry was the store's biggest creditor and in the takeover reduced Barneys's $590 million debt to $50 million. It will have three seats on the seven-member board of directors, including former majority owner Istithmar World, new investor Yucaipa Companies, and Barneys's current C.E.O. Mark Lee.[7]
From 2014, Perry Capital LLC became a major shareholder in the ailing Cooperative Bank in Manchester, UK, with a seat on the Board.[8]
Personal Life
Perry is an ardent supporter of Democratic Party-associated causes, institutions, and people, including President Obama. He, with his wife and fashion designer Lisa Perry, resides in a remodeled 17-room townhouse on New York City's Sutton Place. He purchased the property in 2000 for $10.9 million, $4 million below its listed price. The domicile is filled with some of the best examples of Pop art, which have inspired the clothing style of his wife.[2]
Perry serves as a board member of the Israel Project and in 2010 co-hosted along with Seth Klarman an event for Ziad Asali, the founder and president of the American Task Force on Palestine.[9]
Personal life
In 1985, he married Lisa Rachel Newberger in a Jewish ceremony in Manhattan.[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Richard-Perry_8LCK.html
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- ↑ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths PERRY, ARNOLD BERNARD" August 20, 2001
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- ↑ http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/aboutus/governance
- ↑ The Tablet: "Richard Perry’s Pet Projects - The new owner of Barney’s has also entered the Israel fray" By Allison Hoffman December 13, 2012
- ↑ New York Times: "R. C. PERRY WED TO LISA NEWMAN" November 10, 1985
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