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# ![@TheIcahnist Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1661140531274031105.png) @TheIcahnist The Icahnist

Private equity investors are shifting their approach, with some achieving significant returns through strategies like equity-led buyouts, roll-up acquisitions, and a focus on employee and customer satisfaction. One approach involves letting experienced young professionals run portfolio companies, which has led to impressive results. The industry is seeing a trend of consolidation and scaling in specific sectors, such as water services and malls.

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**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  XXXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXXX% [currencies](/list/currencies)  XXXX% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  XXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[private equity](/topic/private-equity) #71, [gulfstream](/topic/gulfstream) #98, [money](/topic/money) 1.79%, [debt](/topic/debt) #1655, [investment](/topic/investment) 1.35%, [$50k](/topic/$50k) #76, [$100m](/topic/$100m) #95, [fired](/topic/fired) #692, [boring](/topic/boring) #426, [$26b](/topic/$26b) #6

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**Top assets mentioned**
[Hundred Million (100M)](/topic/$100m) [Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL)](/topic/dell) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1661140531274031105/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"When It Works Platinum Equity bought Emersons network power biz Renamed it Vertiv Took it public Made billions KKR carved out Ingersoll Rands Industrial segment Cleaned it up Rebuilt the org Massive IRR Thoma Bravo bought McAfees enterprise arm from Intel Turned it into a cybersecurity platform Multiple exits You dont need to invent a product. You just need to remove the bloat give it oxygen and tell a better story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1953947784706416987) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-08-08T22:33Z 27.1K followers, 2461 engagements


"$70 Billion: The Largest Profit in Private Equity Silver Lake & Michael Dell turned $7.8B into $70B. The largest private equity gain in history:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1873876776600076326) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2024-12-30T23:40Z 27.1K followers, 695.2K engagements


"Amazing Blackstone Guide Investing in the Picks and Shovels of AI Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1972319093119439126) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-28T15:14Z 27.1K followers, 324.7K engagements


"The richest men in history used this model Rockefeller Gillette Jobs. Same playbook different century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977413960120013201) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-12T16:40Z 27.1K followers, 80.6K engagements


"The Most Underestimated Dealmaker Jared Kushner just pulled off Wall Streets biggest buyout. From Fifth Avenue to the Abraham Accords to $55B Buyout The Dealmaking Playbook of Jared Kushner Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1973026742005879018) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-30T14:06Z 27.1K followers, 256.8K engagements


"The Disaster Weeks later: recession. Orders collapsed. Within two years Gulfstream was hemorrhaging cash. His LPs formed a cabal to pressure him out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068836412096762) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 1598 engagements


"Europes Next Danaher Backed by Spotifys Daniel Ek and Danahers Mitch Rales. Jan Mohr acquired XX software firms and 10d his stock in five years. Goal: NASDAQ-listed European Tech Champion The Chapters Group story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978083965387894828) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-14T13:02Z 27.1K followers, 38.6K engagements


"Permanent Capital Backed by Daniel Ek Mitch Rales and Will Thorndike Chapters runs on patient equity. If you own quality businesses whats the case for selling No fund-life clock and forced exits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978084004705325299) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-14T13:02Z 27.1K followers, 1184 engagements


"Risk Management: Maintain a dull cash-rich base business to cover interest payments. Use cross-collateralized dividends between subs to manage liquidity. Keep each debt silo self-contained. Personally never guarantee obligations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979983372802720202) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:49Z 27.1K followers, 1472 engagements


"Behavioral Edge X. Exploit insiders emotional attachment. X. Negotiation: long silences personal incentives (Pay the man). X. Craft the appearance of generosity to win social legitimacy then restructure ruthlessly after closing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979983376699232700) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:49Z 27.1K followers, 1411 engagements


"WOW @OrlandoBravoTB just dropped a masterclass on Software Private Equity AI. Valuations. Exits. Notes from his latest interview"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1975701812448526521) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-07T23:16Z 27.1K followers, 264.3K engagements


"The greatest dealmakers in capitalist history. My favorite two books this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979258331437965427) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-17T18:48Z 27.1K followers, 21.7K engagements


"The Godfather of Venture Capital He turned $50K into $100M. Drank Chardonnay in meetings and fired slow thinkers Fred Adler wrote the original venture capital playbook. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979356274442862787) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-18T01:18Z 27.1K followers, 245K engagements


"Fintechs M&A rebound is here and crypto leads the charge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1980308367517323547) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-20T16:21Z 27.1K followers, 3861 engagements


"KKRs $8B European Playbook Philipp Freise runs the largest standalone PE fund in Europe My fav pod episode from @HarryStebbings How KKR thinks about Europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968357583451996548) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-17T16:53Z 27K followers, 3424 engagements


"KKR Letter points to where the biggest opportunities are right now: 1.Carve-outs 2.Take-privates 3.Private Investment Grade 4.European securitization Heres why these matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968747291113673114) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-18T18:41Z 27K followers, 4705 engagements


"Opportunity 3: Private Investment Grade (Private IG). This is the new frontier for scale allocators. - $11T U.S. IG market - Insurers already hold $850B in private placements - Premium: +150200bps vs public bonds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968747326798704950) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-18T18:41Z 27K followers, 1300 engagements


"Opportunity 4: European securitization. A massively underdeveloped market. EU issuance 245B vs $1.3T in the U.S. Insurers allocate just XXX% vs XX% in the U.S. Reforms could unlock 1T+ annually This could become Europes next capital unlock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968747337431265650) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-18T18:41Z 27K followers, 1235 engagements


"Instead of retreating Kushner walked straight into Tom Barracks office a man known for seizing distressed assets. The building needs new capital. Work with me and we can salvage value. Fight me and everyone loses. Barrack had expected arrogance. What he saw was realism. That meeting turned a him into a partner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1973026754366242921) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-30T14:06Z 27K followers, 12.2K engagements


"Step by step Kushner carved out value. He sold XX% of the retail condo to Carlyle and the Chera family for $525m & unlocked more than $1bn Survive the downturn and youll own the upside. Trust often outperforms brinkmanship. Focus on the next deal not the last dollar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1973026762033594376) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-30T14:06Z 27K followers, 10.8K engagements


"The Private Equity Pioneer A broke Hebrew teacher learned to buy companies with their own money He acquired billion-dollar empires without putting up cash Every buyout king used his playbook Thread🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1974103068380987468) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-03T13:23Z 26.9K followers, 83.1K engagements


"be Harold born 1931 Texas dirt poor saves $5k borrows $95k buys pharmacy turns it into XXX stores sells for $50m start buying cheap industrials w/ overfunded pensions = free money hack buys underwear at Wal-Mart bc muh humble roots"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1975668964694106155) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-07T21:06Z 26.9K followers, 13.4K engagements


"How We Got Here For decades BASF acquired hundreds of divisions. Capital was cheap and diversification sounded smart on earnings calls The Rising rates supply-chain insecurity and regulatory overreach are crushing them. Simplify or be punished by markets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1976670161475362902) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-10T15:24Z 27K followers, XXX engagements


"Corporate Orphan: BASF COATING The biz makes the paints and surface technologies used in cars aircraft and industrial equipment. Healthy margins but buried inside a bureaucracy built for chemicals. Its a cash generator with sticky customers and global footprint"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1976670165745225869) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-10T15:24Z 27K followers, XXX engagements


"1. Read like your life depends on it At eight years old Schulich discovered the public library allowed him three books every three weeks. He never stopped. It compounded more than his three degrees. Reading is the highest-leverage habit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977884196375757099) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-13T23:48Z 27K followers, 2779 engagements


"2. Know Your Edge Schulich calls this the single most important business principle: Know exactly where you cant lose. Coca-Cola tried shrimp farming. Gillette drilled for oil. They failed because they had no edge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977884204101701925) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-13T23:48Z 27K followers, 2660 engagements


"The Public-Sector Opportunity They are clustering around Gov & Infra clients. Three core clusters now drive growth: X. Public Sector Tech X. Financial Technology X. Cybersecurity Cyber risk is a high-margin must-have upsell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978083972744683589) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-14T13:02Z 27K followers, 1696 engagements


"The Playbook X. Buy Deep Value with Built-In Asymmetry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979977934954787019) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:28Z 27K followers, XX engagements


"1. Find Hidden Cash-Flowing Assets Perelman never touched clean companies. X. Target mature brands with steady underlying demand but bloated overhead and lazy management. X. Look for non-obvious cash engines: Management conflicts or family ownership crisis If Wall Street couldnt model it he could own it. He bought when others were bored scared or blind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979977938498986347) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:28Z 27K followers, XX engagements


"What You Do: Acquire XX firms at 57x Centralize ops marketing and dispatch Add subscription-based maintenance plans Exit to an infrastructure buyer at 1416x Thanks for reading DMs always open"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1946643647698489393) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-07-19T18:49Z 27K followers, 2622 engagements


"The X Billion Plumber Richard Harpin started with 50k and sold to Brookfield for 4.1B His formula: buy & build in boring fragmented markets The Playbook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968283296493670434) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-17T11:58Z 27.1K followers, 35.6K engagements


"Harpin started HomeServe in 1993 with 50000 of savings The idea: insure homeowners against plumbing heating and electrical breakdowns. The market was too small for Private Equity. The model was simple but highly scalable if distribution and service coverage could expand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968283298918174833) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-17T11:58Z 27.1K followers, 1154 engagements


"Strategic Insight Harpin recognized two dynamics: X. The market was fragmented. Small plumbing and repair businesses lacked scale. X. Utilities had trust and customer access. By partnering HomeServe could reach households efficiently"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968283301153734890) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-17T11:58Z 27.1K followers, XXX engagements


"The Payoff By 2020 HomeServe was a household name with billions in revenue. Brookfield wrote the cheque: 4.1B. One of the UKs biggest service exits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1968283316085522849) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-17T11:58Z 27.1K followers, 1464 engagements


"Forget gold forget Bitcoin. The next trillion-dollar market will be compute futures. $XXX trillion in data center investment over X years. The Playbook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1972270899706621964) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-28T12:03Z 27K followers, 52.9K engagements


"PRIVATE EQUITY IS COOKED @OrlandoBravoTB just dropped the hammer: Were in the middle of the shakeout The issue is underperformance & liquidity Notes from his latest interview"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1976638467892261003) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-10T13:18Z 27K followers, 68.2K engagements


"BREAKING: Carlyle buys BASFs 7.7B Coatings unit. The Great European Break-Up has begun. This is a massive opportunity. Industrial giants are being forced to sell world-class divisions. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1976670157100728594) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-10T15:24Z 27.1K followers, 7650 engagements


"$14 Billion: The Best Deal in History Blackstone bought Hilton for $26B. A year later the world collapsed. Blackstone still made $XX BILLION The Playbook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977512420978348290) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-12T23:11Z 27K followers, 60.9K engagements


"Peak Private Equity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977521826680164361) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-12T23:48Z 27.1K followers, 48K engagements


"This napkin sketch made $XX billion. The greatest private equity deal in history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977549405390868840) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-13T01:38Z 27.1K followers, 101.8K engagements


"What They Buy Chapters buys boring but essential niche software: Police & fire dispatch systems Gun-license & civic-registry platforms Fintech rails for payments & compliance Cybersecurity infrastructure for municipalities Retention XX %"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978083968659468447) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-14T13:02Z 27K followers, 1883 engagements


"Largest Private Equity Investors in the US X. Blackstone ($195B) X. KKR (143B) X. Apollo ($108B)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978990750223274184) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-17T01:05Z 27.1K followers, 15.9K engagements


"Adler turned $50K in savings into over $XXX million in personal wealth. Thats 2000x in XX years (From 1967 to 1980) Adlers venture fund became one of the most successful in the U.S He backed over XX firms from computer hardware to genetic engineering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979356280696573983) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-18T01:18Z 27.1K followers, 5302 engagements


"He learned two things from his father: X. Emotion is weakness X. Control is everything By his mid-thirties Ron was suffocating under his fathers shadow. He left the family business moved to Manhattan with his wife (heiress to $100M) Ron had an almost manic need to prove himself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979983349318873137) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:49Z 27.1K followers, XXX engagements


"The First Deal: $15M Profit A small chain of retail jewelry counters publicly traded but bleeding cash. Book value: $X per share. Market price: $XXXX. The inventory was worth more than the market cap. He borrowed nearly $10M and bought XX% ownership Within XX months he liquidated inventory and unprofitable stores. Profit: $15M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979983352598818951) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:49Z 27.1K followers, XXX engagements


"The Legendary Flip The story reads like myth. Perelman was in an elevator in L.A saw the Technicolor logo on a random floor and asked for the annual report. That night he read it cover to cover. By morning he decided to buy it. Price: $102M Target: fading film-processing house hemorrhaging cash. After closing he: X. Sold five divisions X. Focused on Hollywood processing clients X. Exploited the VHS boom Exit: Sold for $780M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979983355841310913) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:49Z 27.1K followers, XXX engagements


"Ted called everyone he knew: CEOs Hollywood stars friends who owned Gulfstreams. Soon word reached the ounder Allen Paulson. Paulson swore he could slash $40M in costs and sell XX more jets a year. $XXX million. Done. Gulfstream was his"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068833765773351) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 1727 engagements


"Behavioral Edge X. Exploit insiders emotional attachment. X. Long silences personal incentives (Pay the man). X. Craft the appearance of generosity to win social legitimacy then restructure ruthlessly after closing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979977956853211406) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:28Z 27.1K followers, XXX engagements


"Private Equity Legend: Alpine Investors How do you get 5x returns in X funds in a row You let 28-year-olds run $20M plumbing companies. Heres how Alpine hit 5x returns. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1929207153916612836) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-06-01T16:03Z 27.1K followers, 139.6K engagements


"Ugliest Industry in America Rusty forklifts & Muddy yards Bras Jacobs turned it into a $XX BILLION compounding machine. The United Rentals Playbook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1950651240150675595) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-07-30T20:14Z 27.1K followers, 15K engagements


"Best Software Investors in the World Silver Lake Thoma Bravo Vista Equity Partners Francisco Partners HgCapital Constellation Software Trilogy / ESW Capital Who else would you add"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1960848827726094702) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-08-27T23:36Z 27.1K followers, 55.4K engagements


"Worlds most powerful business model Buy small companies. Decentralize. Reinvest cash. In the Nordics firms like Addtech Indutrade Lifco Lagercrantz compounded at XX% CAGR for XX years. The Nordic Way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1963233043180667384) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-09-03T13:30Z 27.1K followers, 135K engagements


"Master of the LBO: Private Jet King Ted Forstmann turned a dying Gulfstream into billions. His funds earned XX% annual returns for XX years. The Playbook of the Private Equity Titan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068817340940633) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 88.3K engagements


"The Philosophy His game to find the right business overpay if you must and then actually run it. You buy the wrong business cheap you go broke slowly. Buy the right one expensive you still make X your money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068828069601722) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 2166 engagements


"A Jet for the Gods Chryslers bleeding. Theyre desperate to sell their luxury-jet maker Gulfstream Aerospace. Ted wanted it before it went to auction. Because once it went public he knew. the idiots would overpay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068831165366745) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 1902 engagements


"The Operator X. Ted fired XXX people. X. Cut $XX million in costs. X. Converted $XXX million of debt into equity. X. Brought in GE operators who knew how to win ugly. He turned his board into a sales force. Every name could call a CEO who might buy a jet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068838874223060) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 1521 engagements


"The Miracle 1993: Gulfstreams almost bankrupt. 1996: IPO at $X billion. 1998: Worth $X billion. XX equity return"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1977068841139130738) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 27.1K followers, 2668 engagements


"Governance Flywheel Backed by some of the best operators in the world: Mitch Rales (Danaher) Daniel Ek (Spotify) Will Thorndike (The Outsiders) The Endgame: I want to build a NASDAQ-listed European tech champion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1978084009474216106) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-14T13:02Z 27.1K followers, 2335 engagements


"The Playbook of a Private Equity Legend He turned $330K into $65M in just XX months. His strategy was so powerful it inspired Stephen Schwarzman to start Blackstone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979010698337259676) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-17T02:24Z 27.1K followers, 34.4K engagements


"Turnaround Mechanic: 250K into 10M Bethesda Research Laboratories. Losing $1M a month. Fred invested $250K. A year later the company went public and Fred walked away with $XX million. ROI: 40x. Timeline: XX months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979356283498303559) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-18T01:18Z 27.1K followers, 4203 engagements


"His startup hits were just as ruthless. He put $178000 into Advanced Technology Laboratories. Two years later sold to Squibb for $60M. Profit: $2.5M. He put $14K + $420K into Acuity Systems. Returned $3M in XX months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979356286346265035) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-18T01:18Z 27.1K followers, 4427 engagements


"If you can actually count your money you are not really a rich man Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979522497466008032) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-18T12:18Z 27.1K followers, 40.2K engagements


"Risk Management: The Licorice Hedge Maintain a dull cash-rich base business to cover interest payments. Use cross-collateralized dividends between subs to manage liquidity. Keep each debt silo self-contained. Personally never guarantee obligations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1979977954194022506) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-19T18:28Z 27.1K followers, 1005 engagements


"Gentlemen: You have undertaken to cheat me. I wont sue for the law is too slow. Ill ruin you. Yours truly Cornelius Vanderbilt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1980063291033735576) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-20T00:07Z 27.1K followers, 92.5K engagements


"Many asked for deeper long-form versions of my threads. Ill share them in my free newsletter Link in bio"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheIcahnist/status/1980346244062146879) [@TheIcahnist](/creator/x/TheIcahnist) 2025-10-20T18:51Z 27.1K followers, 2134 engagements