Chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes, Macandrews Forbes
Search every verified Ronald Perelman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Ronald Perelman, chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes, has been involved in legal and business discussions regarding the company's history and his role in corporate cases. In a 2019 interview, he described himself as "the world's most tenacious human being" and "probably the most impatient," and discussed his acquisition of Pantry Pride and the hostile takeover of Revlon, which he called "probably the largest hostile deal done up until that moment." He expressed that the key lesson from Delaware corporate law is "transparency and fairness and compliance," and said he believes "the obligation of the board to do what's right" is the most important aspect of the Revlon case. Perelman has also publicly discussed his friendship with Donald Trump, stating in 2015 that he has known Trump for 30 years and considers him a good friend. He said he supports "a lot of his positions" but does not support "throwing out the Mexicans and building a wall on their way out." Additionally, Perelman has been active in philanthropy, including a $25 million gift to establish the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and a donation for an emergency center at NYU Langone Medical Center, which he described as "the best of its kind in the world."
“I think I'm the world's most tenacious human being on the planet and probably the most impatient and like to get things done quickly and smartly.”
“We bought Pantry Pride because of its NOL. It was in three terrible businesses... but I thought that we could get out of those three businesses pretty quickly.”
“The deal was that all the department stores where your brands would sit would throw you out if you went to Walmart's.”
“I thought it was a valuable asset for this or any other transaction.”
“The uniqueness to us at the time was the size of a hostile deal of that deal. It was probably the largest hostile deal done up until that moment.”
“I think the most important thing to me that the case provided for is an obligation of the board to do what's right.”
“I was a little disappointed in the court, but I think that for the most part the law that comes out of the Delaware courts is probably the best corporate law in the land.”
“I think the judge has some ability to deal with this, and I don't think a plaintiff should be rewarded in that regard for losing.”
“We ended up paying almost a 60% premium over the closing day's price before we announced.”
“I love Donald, I've known Donald for 30 years. I would consider him a good friend of mine. I know his kids; he's got great kids. I think that is one real indication of the man is to look at the kids that he's raised.”
“He does like to talk, and he's got points of view that I agree with and points of view that I don't agree with.”
“I do support a lot of his positions. When he is ready to talk to me, I'd be happy to talk to him. I love him and he can talk to me anytime.”
“I don't support throwing out the Mexicans and building a wall on their way out, but I do support a lot of his positions.”
“He's not asking anyone for money, yes, and he'd be against the Iran deal. A lot of his positions I really, really support.”
“I had dinner on Monday night with two of the smartest people, one very much to the left and one very much to the right, and both of them were crazy about Donald in a good way.”
Nov. 12 -- Ronald Perelman, chairman and chief executive officer at MacAndrews & Forbes and chairman at Scientific Games, discusses his friendship with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. He speaks on "Bloomberg ‹GO›." (Corrects description.)
A September 2008 press conference announcing a gift of $25 million by Ronald O. Perelman to establish the Ronald O. Perelman ...
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