Isadore Sharp, founder of the extremely upscale Four Seasons hotel chain, serves as a case in point.

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In April 1994 Four Seasons Hotels Chairman Isadore Sharp announced plans to raise cash by selling a big chunk of the company.

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Four years ago, when his Citicorp investment had already started to pay off, he heard that Four Seasons Hotels Chairman Isadore Sharp needed cash and was looking to sell a chunk of the company.

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