Michael F. Price (July 3, 1951 – March 14, 2022) was an American value investor and fund manager who ran the hedge fund MFP Investors LLC.
Michael F. Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1951 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 2022 (aged 70) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Investor and fund manager |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 6 |
Early life and education
editPrice was born on July 3, 1951,[1] to a Jewish family[2] in Glen Cove, New York.[1] His father ran a chain of clothing stores.[3] In 1973, he earned a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.[4]
Career
editIn 1974, he accepted a job with Max Heine[3] at Mutual Series. In 1982, he became a full partner[5] and when Heine died in 1988, became the president and chairman. In 1995, with his mutual fund, he famously took a position in Chase Manhattan Bank of 11 million shares or 6.1% of their stock to force them "to sell divisions or take other actions" to find a buyer to elevate the value of their stock. Chase ultimately was sold to Chemical Banking Corp. on August 28, in a deal valued at more than $10 billion and 70% higher than his initial purchases.[6] In 1996, Mutual Series was merged into Franklin Templeton Investments. In 1998, Price stepped down from day-to-day fund management duties but continued as chairman of the company, and in 2001, he left the firm to begin his own fund company, MFP Partners, LP.[7][8]
Philanthropy
editPrice donated tens of millions of dollars to his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma.[9] The OU College of Business, one of its buildings, and a large endowment bear his name.[10] The CGTM, which officially opened in June 2008 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, bears his name too.
Personal life
editPrice was married and has six children.[11] He has been a summer resident of Bay Head, New Jersey.[12]
Often included in the Forbes 400, Price disputed this claim to his net worth, stating "You guys make things up about people every year, so you can keep making things up about me."[8][13]
He died following a lengthy illness on March 14, 2022, at the age of 70.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b New York Times: "Manager's Profile; Michael F. Price" By Carole Gould June 20, 1993
- ^ Forbes Israel: Jewish Billionaires - Profile of Michael Price April 14, 2013 (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b New York Times: "Chase Investor Shows Impressive Record" By FLOYD NORRIS April 06, 1995
- ^ Serwer, Andrew (9 December 1996). "MR. PRICE IS ON THE LINE". Fortune. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ The Oklahoma City Journal Record Dec 12, 2005.
- ^ Banking's New Giant: The Deal; Chase And Chemical Agree To Merge In $10 Billion Deal Creating Largest U.S. Bank, New York Times, August 29, 1995
- ^ Franklin Templeton Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine History of Mutual Series and Heine Securities
- ^ a b "The Forbes 400 The Richest People in America". Forbes. September 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Business Week April 25, 1997
- ^ About Price College Archived 2006-12-23 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma University
- ^ Forbes: the World's Billionaires: Michael Price May 2017
- ^ Konrad, Walecia. "HAVENS; Weekender | Bay Head, N.J.", The New York Times, June 13, 2003. Accessed August 23, 2015 "Bay Head is still a retreat for wealthy executives. Summer residents include Roger King, chief executive of CBS Enterprises and King World Productions, and Michael Price, formerly of the Mutual Series mutual fund company."
- ^ "In Pictures: Rich And Under The Radar". Forbes. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Michael Price, well-known value investor, dies at 70". KFGO-FM. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Further reading
edit- Klarman, Seth (1991). Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 1–100. ISBN 978-0-887-30510-8.
- Greenwald, Bruce C.N.; Kahn, Judd; Sonkin, Paul D.; van Biema, Michael (2001). Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond. New York: Wiley Finance. pp. 245–262. ISBN 978-0-471-46339-9.
- Jean-Jacques, J.Dennis (2002). The Five Keys to Value Investing. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. xi–24. ISBN 978-0-071-40231-6.
- Welling, Kate; Gabelli, Mario (2018). Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 74–88. ISBN 978-0-231-19042-8.
External links
edit- GuruFocus page for Michael Price
- StockPickr page for Michael Price
- Price College of Business Oklahoma University