Thomas Sandell
London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Uppsala University | Master of Business Administration, Columbia Business School
Sweden
Sandell Asset Management
hedge funds, Self Made
$1,400,000,000
1605
#1605 Billionaires 2019
Hedge fund billionaire, turned activist investor, Thomas Sandell runs Sandell Asset Management, which he founded in 1998. Hit hard by the great recession, the Swedish credit market specialist has built up his fortune twice.Since 2013, Sandell has shifted tactics and engaged in loud proxy battles with firms like Bob Evans Farms and British transport outfit FirstGroup.Sandell earned an MBA from Columbia University and in 1988 landed a spot at Bear Stearns.At Bear Stearns he worked with famed investment banker Ace Greenberg on such deals as Kirk Kerkorian's attempted buyout of Chrysler.
Sandell is a former badminton champion in his native Sweden.He privately invests in modern art, and owns pieces by Lichtenstein and Basquiat.
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