Ronald Perelman

Ronald Owen Perelman (/ˈpɛrəlmən/; born January 1, 1943)[2] is an American banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist.[3] MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated,[4] his company, has invested in companies with interests in groceries, cigars, licorice, makeup, cars, photography, television, camping supplies, security, gaming, jewelry, banks, and comic book publishing. Perelman holds significant shares in companies such as AM General, Deluxe Entertainment, Revlon,[5] SIGA Technologies[6][7] RetailMeNot,[8] Merisant, Scantron, Scientific Games Corporation,[9] Valassis, vTv Therapeutics[10] and Harland Clarke.[11]

• Ronald Perelman is a consummate dealmaker who built a fortune with a diverse array of holdings, from candy to cosmetics.
• He earned a reputation in the 1980s as one of the era’s fiercest corporate raiders.
• He is a longtime shareholder of cosmetics giant Revlon; his daughter Debra became the firm’s CEO in 2018.
• Perelman learned about business from his father. He attended board meetings with him while in elementary school.
• He is a prolific art collector with thousands of items in his portfolio.