Icahn Scuttled Federal-Mogul Share Deal, NY Court Hears

Law360, New York (March 07, 2012, 6:29 PM ET) -- An attorney for funds affiliated with Texas hedge fund manager Geoffrey Raynor told a New York state appeals court Wednesday that entities affiliated with investor Carl Icahn torpedoed their joint plans to invest in auto parts manufacturer Federal-Mogul Corp.

Raynor-backed fund Nineteen Eighty-Nine LLC had an agreement with funds affiliated with Icahn to jointly invest in a reorganized Federal-Mogul, which at the time was winding through bankruptcy to separate asbestos-related claims from its business operations. It emerged from bankruptcy in 2007.

While Icahn and his investment...
To view the full article, take a free trial now.

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Already have access?

  1. Forgot your password?
  2. Sign In

Get instant access to the one-stop news source for business lawyers

Required