Sam Zell, 81, Tycoon Whose Big Newspaper Venture Went Bust, Dies
With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy ensued.
Source: nytimes.com
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With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy ensued.