David Einhorn, the founder of Greenlight Capital, is one of the most closely followed hedge fund managers.
When he talks about a company, the stock is likely to move and even he knows it.
"Apparently now I'm a verb," Einhorn jokingly told the audience at the Value Investing Congress last fall showing an article with the word "Einhorned" in the headline.
Yesterday, Einhorn made headlines after taking aim at Apple's massive cash reserves it has on its balance sheet. Greenlight also said it's going to sue Apple in New York federal court to prevent a new proposal to prevent the issuance of preferred stock.
Now let's take the time to get to know this hedge fund hot-shot better.
(Lisa Du contributed to this report)
The 44-year-old hedge fund hot shot is the oldest of three boys.
David Michael Einhorn, 44, was born on November 20, 1968.
He is the son of Nancy and Stephen Einhorn. He is also the oldest of his two brothers.
His father and grandfather ran a paint company in New Jersey. His dad got interested in M&A after he sold the business.
When the energy crisis hit in the 1970s, his father decided to sell Adelphi Paints.
That's when his dad first became interested in M&A. Since he wasn't able to get a job on the Street, he started an M&A shop in their home in Demarest, New Jersey.
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Then his family moved from Jersey to a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
When Einhorn was 7 years old, his family moved from New Jersey to a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Einhorn's mom Nancy is originally from Milwaukee.
He grew up rooting for the Milwaukee Brewers professional baseball team.
Source: Fooling Some People All The Time
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