Ivan Boesky - Ivan F. Boesky & Company

Ivan F. Boesky & Company

Ivan F. Boesky & Company was founded by Ivan in 1975 with the financial backing of his wife Seema Boesky and the business plan of speculating on corporate takeovers. Boesky's firm grew from profits as well as buy-in investments from new partnerships. In 1987, a group of partners sued Boesky over what they claimed were misleading partnership documents 1.

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