Later Saul Steinberg approached Drexel and asked us to represent him in an offer for Disney.

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Even though I was the largest limited partner, when I suggested to Saul Steinberg he should do something he often did the direct opposite.

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Saul Steinberg was a pioneering corporate raider who helped originate the practice of greenmail, in which a company he targeted for a takeover paid him immense sums to go away.

WSJ: Saul Steinberg 1939 - 2012 | Pioneering Corporate Raider Helped Originate Greenmail

The chief executive is Jonathan Steinberg, the son of former tycoon Saul Steinberg who has dabbled in hedge funds and publishing in his previous career iterations and is married to CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo.

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One was Reliance Capital Fund with Saul Steinberg.

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The potential fallout is huge: the possible disintegration of Saul Steinberg's Reliance Group, the potential bankruptcy of several California insurers, numerous credit downgrades and the likelihood of big charges to earnings in several widely held insurance companies.

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Saul Steinberg in his move against Disney.

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One much-publicized loser: Saul Steinberg's Reliance Group.

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Examples: Carroll Petrie, Susan Gutfreund (the former Pan Am flight attendant who married Salomon Brothers managing partner John Gutfreund) and Gayfryd Steinberg, who to this day is still ministering to her corporate raider husband, Saul, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995.

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