Guy Wyser-Pratte
Founder at Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc.
Profile
He was born in Vichy in 1940, an Austrian mother and a French father, Eugene, a financial specialist in trade-off. This technique consists of taking advantage of market imperfections, for example playing on the difference of prices of a stock listed in two different markets.
After the war, his father moved to New York and in 1967 he merged his firm with a large securities firm Bache & Co. Guy became a U.S. citizen and spent several years in Vietnam in the Marine Corps, as an instructor. Then he stopped his career and followed the lead of his father. In 1971, he took the head of Bache’s department of trade-off and published several books about this subject.
At that time, Guy Wyser-Pratte is one the first interested in shareholder activism. The principle is simple: use the "capitalist democracy" in favor of shareholders. He spots a listed company undervalued, takes a share of its capital and applies pressure on the management to improve the return to shareholders. Handovers, mergers, dividends, share buy-back: all means are good.
Pioneer in activism in the United States, Guy Wyser-Pratte transposes it in Europe in the 90’s, banking on the delay of Europe in terms of corporate governance. In 1996 with his holding in New –York Wyser-Pratte Management & Co, he assaults Strafor-Facom, a French manufacturer of office furniture and equipment, which he wins the scission.
Then comes the turn of Taittinger, Vivarte, Prosody, Ingenico, Valeo, Maurel & Prom Mobilcom. In Germany he grappled with Vossloh, Mannesmann, and TUI.
In total, Wyser-Pratte has grappled with the leaders of about 80 listed companies. A job that pays: his annual return on investment is around 20 to 30%.
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Guy Wyser-Pratte active positions
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Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc.
Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc. (Wyser-Pratte) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Bedford, New York. The firm was founded by Guy P. Wyser-Pratte in 1991. Wyser-Pratte provides investment management services advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, which includes private funds organized by Wyser-Pratte. | Founder | 1990-12-31 |
Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc.
Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc., Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc. is a company that provides security brokerage services. The company is based in Bedford, NY. | President | - |
Former positions of Guy Wyser-Pratte
Companies | Position | End |
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ELECTRICITÉ ET EAUX DE MADAGASCAR | Chairman | 2017-09-29 |
KUKA AG | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Guy Wyser-Pratte
Rochester Christian University | Undergraduate Degree |
New York University | Masters Business Admin |
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ELECTRICITÉ ET EAUX DE MADAGASCAR | Finance |
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Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc.
Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc. (Wyser-Pratte) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Bedford, New York. The firm was founded by Guy P. Wyser-Pratte in 1991. Wyser-Pratte provides investment management services advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, which includes private funds organized by Wyser-Pratte. | Finance |
Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc.
Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Wyser-Pratte Management Co., Inc., Wyser-Pratte & Co., Inc. is a company that provides security brokerage services. The company is based in Bedford, NY. | Finance |
Kuka AG
Kuka AG Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services KUKA AG engages in the provision of intelligent automation solutions. It operates through the following segments: KUKA Robotics, KUKA Systems, Swisslog and KUKA AG & Other Companies. The KUKA Robotics segment offers the automotive sector and general industry as well as those supported by comprehensive customer services such as industrial robots, from small models and heavy-duty robots. The KUKA System segment offers services such as welding, bonding, sealing, assembling, and testing, to forming solutions to meet the specific customer needs and production of castings and plastic components. The Swisslog segment produces automotive solutions for future oriented hospitals, warehouses and distribution centers primarily on trading, including e-commerce, pharmaceutical, and chilled and frozen foods. The KUKA AG & Other Companies segment is supplementary to the operating activities of KUKA Group. The company was founded by Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich in 1898 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. | Distribution Services |
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