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HOME/PEOPLE/KEN LANGONE
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Ken Langone

ROLE CO-FOUNDER / FINANCIERAT HOME DEPOTMENTIONS 6LAST SEEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
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mention·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

There are thousands and thousands of early Home Depot associates who became multimillionaires because of this...

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funding·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Home Depot IPO'd in 1981 with interest rates near 20%... $32 million market cap... cut the deal size from $6M to $3M

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mention·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Bear Stearns — Investment bank that reluctantly underwrote Home Depot's 1981 IPO as a favor to Ken Langone, then cut the deal size from $6M to $3M.

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mention·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Ross Perot's technology/enterprise services company; Ken Langone managed its IPO, establishing his reputation.

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mention·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Sandy Sigaloff ("Ming the Merciless") — Turnaround CEO brought in to run Dalen out of bankruptcy

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mention·Acquired·SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Jeffrey Chanin — Sigaloff's lieutenant who negotiated (unsuccessfully, then successfully at a much higher price) to buy back Ken Langone's Handy Dan shares.

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