 prakaranam nundi ikan yokka vyapara jeevitamlo pradhaana sanghatanalu jargina samvatsaraalanu gurtinchandi .  phalithaalanu kaamaatho vary chosen akrutilo pradarsinchandi .
1961 loo ,  ikan drayphus corparetion ‌ ku stoke ‌ broker ‌ gaaa tana vruttini praarambhinchaadu . 1963 loo ,  athanu tessel ,  patrick  &  koo . ki aptions manger ayadu mariyu tarwata athanu gruntal  &  koki maaradu .

1968 loo , $150,000  tana sonta dabbulu mariyu atani maama , M.  elliot shnal nundi  $400,000  pettubaditho , Icahn  nuyaark stoke exchange ‌ loo situnu konugolu chesudu mariyu  Icahn & Co. ni stapinchadu ,  idi risky arbitrages mariyu aptions treading ‌ pai drhushti saarinchindi .

1978 loo ,  tana modati takeeoveer prayatnamlo ,  athanu tappan ‌ loo niyanthrana vatanu teeskunnadu mariyu companieni electrolux ‌ ku vikrayinchamani balavantam chesudu ,  deeni dwara  $2.7  millionla laabham pondadu ledha atani pettubadini rettinpu chesudu . 1979 loo ,  athanu beys ‌ vaatar reaalty  &  kyaapital corparetion ‌ nu konugolu chesudu . 1983 loo ,  athanu  ACF  industries ‌ nu konugolu chesudu mariyu  1985 loo athanu aa sherlanu fillips petroliyanku vikrayinchi , $50  millionla laabham pondadu .[ viphalamaina dhruveekarana ]

1985 loo ,  investor fands mariyu byaankula nundi aruvu techukunna nidhulatho tana nidulanu pool cheeyadam dwara , Icahn  trance world air ‌ linesas ‌ loo  50% ni swaadheenam chesukunadu mariyu athanu  1988 loo ooka parapati konugolulo companieni purtiga swaadheenam chesukunadu . Icahn TWA  aastulanu cramapadhhatilo vikrayinchi ,  athanu chellinchaalsina dabbunu tirigi chellinchaadu . " aasti stripping "  gaaa varninchabadindi mariyu atanini  " corporate ryder " gaaa pilichindi . 1991 loo ,  athanu  TWA  yokka landon maargaalanu amarican air ‌ linesas ‌ ku  $445  millionlaku vikrayinchaadu .  ikan  $469  mallan labhanni aarjinchindi mariyu  $540  millionla apputho  TWA ni vidichipettindi .  athanu  TWA  tikketlanu vikrayinchadaaniki  lowestfare.com ni stapinchadu mariyu rammy emle - batravi nundi global leisure travel yokka bhagalanu pondadu .

 oktober  1986 loo ,  ikan  US  steele ‌ loo  89%  choose  $8  biliyanla pratikula takeeoveer ‌ nu vijayavantam kaledhu ;  janavari  1987 loo bid viraminchabadindi . 1991 loo ,  athanu  $1  biliyanlaku companylo tana vatanu vikrayinchi , $200  millionla laabham pondadu .
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