A Conversation On: Lynn Tilton
Lynn Tilton is nothing if not interesting. First, a short piece from WSJ, then a profile from NYMag. Then, a series of critical blog posts from Forbes, which, published so close together (within minutes) really should have been one longer piece.
TILTON FLAUNTS HER STYLE AT PATRIARCH
by Robert Frank | Wall Street Journal | January 2011
Last year, private-equity chief Lynn Tilton flew to Detroit to try to improve sales at one of her auto-parts companies. She got a cool reception from Ford Motor Co.’s purchasing chief, Tony Brown, who asked if she was like other private-equity chiefs that “strip and flip” their companies.
“You must be mistaken,” she shot back. “It’s only men that I strip and flip. My companies I hold long and close to my heart.”
WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A FEMALE TYCOON TO GET NOTICED AROUND HERE?
by Jessica Pressler | New York Magazine | April 2011
Lynn Tilton is one of the wealthiest financiers on Wall Street. She’s also on a spiritual journey to save America’s manufacturing base. But she’s having trouble getting the respect she believes she deserves.
Six Forbes blogs, by Matt Shifrin, Tom Post and Jenna Goudreau. Red highlighting for emphasis.
LYNN TILTON: DIVA IN DISTRESS? 4/6/11, 10:46am
LYNN TILTON: KEEPING HER LAWYERS ON SPEED DIAL 4/6/11, 2:00pm
LYNN TILTON: COURT DOCS REVEAL ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD 4/6/11, 2:06pm
LYNN TILTON: IN HER OWN WORDS 4/6/11, 2:08pm
FIVE THINGS INVESTORS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LYNN TILTON’S CLO DEALS 4/6/11, 2:26pm
LYNN TILDONT: THE WILD WOMAN OF WALL STREET 4/7/11, 4:57pm