Warren Lichtenstein

Warren G. Lichtenstein (born 1965) is the head of Steel Partners, a hedge fund based in New York City that focuses on deep value and activist investing, and holds its average investment for approximately three to five years often pressuring management endlessly to deliver higher dividends and buybacks with a threat to takeover the company if his demands are unmet. His methods are questioned as being too short-term minded and value-extracting rather than nurturing future growth, albeit very profitable for himself.

Mr. Lichtenstein attended Tulane University and transferred before eventually graduating with his BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has a child with British socialite, Annabelle Bond. He also manages a charitable organization called Steel Partners Foundation that is a significant donor to building of a first Jewish synagogue in Aspen, Colorado.

External links

* [http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24141889.htm Rowan to pursue monetization of manufacturing unit; in deal with Steel Partners]
* [http://www.forbes.com/markets/emergingmarkets/2008/03/17/conseco-insurer-update-markets-equity-cx_ra_0317markets32.html Conseco's Strategic Plan Doesn't Include Steel]
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=938070 Warren G Lichtenstein]
* [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/01/aspen-awaiting-first-synagogue/ Aspen Awaiting First Synagogue]
* [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a15xWi2z1ajc&refer=japan Sapporo, Facing Steel Offer, Renews Takeover Defense]
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST29352420080317 Steel Partners urges Ezaki Glico on divs, other steps]
* [http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=17408 Japan Pension Fund Association to Judge Takeover Defense More Strictly]
* [http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/13062007/399/lichtenstein-leaves-sour-taste-japan.html Lichtenstein leaves sour taste in Japan]
* [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080711a5.html Aderans seeks Steel refund of ¥59 million in trading gains]