Donald Elias Zilkha (born April 8, 1951) is an American financier and businessman. He was born in New York and was a graduate of Wesleyan University He founded Zilkha & Company (1987) and Zilkha Venture Partners (1999) and Zilkha Partners (2008).
He is the son of Ezra Zilkha. The Zilkha family were bankers from the Middle East.[1] The patriarch Khedouri Zilkha established the bank in 1899. The family was nationalized in three countries, from 1950 to 1956 (Iraq, Syria and Egypt) and had to rebuild in the US and Europe. Zilkha attended Lycee Francais de New York before attending high school at The Hill School. He entered Wesleyan University, where he graduated from the College of Social Studies in 1973.
Careeredit
Zilkha joined J.P. Morgan in 1973 and worked for the bank in positions of increasing responsibility in tax incentivized transactions, restructuring and mergers & acquisitions. In 1982, he joined James D. Wolfensohn & Company where he had responsibility in mergers & acquisitions and venture capital. In 1987, Zilkha formed his own investment advisory boutique, Zilkha & Company, focused on strategic development and mergers & acquisition transaction for blue chip Australian and European companies.[2][3][4] By 1994, Zilkha assumed a principal role in the acquisition of Colt's Manufacturing Company, the historic American firearms manufacturer. The company had struggled in Chapter 11 for four years and Zilkha bought 95% of the business which he restructured over 19 years.[4][5][6] Subsequently, Zilkha and his firm became involved in several other private equity transactions. In 1999, Zilkha established Zilkha Venture Partners. In 2001, Zilkha became associated with Yale's Sachem Ventures.[7] In 2008, Zilkha formed Zilkha Partners L.P. which has a concentrated portfolio of investments in US publicly traded small capitalization companies.
Personal lifeedit
Zilkha is married to Ingrid Virginia Urrutia Soler and they have three children. His prior marriage to Valerie Kleinprintz ended in divorce (2003).
Zilkha is involved in various wine and food groups. He served as Maitre of the Commanderie de Bordeaux (2012-2017) was a founder of the Commanderie des Costes du Rhone (2008) and currently is responsible for Lex XXVI.
Referencesedit
^Sarnoff, Paul (Spring 1968). "The Banking House of Zilkha". 151 (2). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^"Executive Profile Donald E Zilkha". Bloomberg. November 25, 2015.
^Kaye, Tony (March 28, 1989). "A Gleaming Window in America". Financial Review.
^ abBushnell, Noel (June 21, 1989). "Wall Street Comes to the Village". Australian Business.
^Rumplmayr, Rainer (1989). Globalization in the Banking and Securities Industry. p. 84.
^Dubois, Martin (October 8, 1997). "Colt Misses Target as Politics Kill Deal for Belgian Gunsmith". The Wall Street Journal.
donald, zilkha, donald, elias, zilkha, born, april, 1951, american, financier, businessman, born, york, graduate, wesleyan, university, founded, zilkha, company, 1987, zilkha, venture, partners, 1999, zilkha, partners, 2008, borndonald, elias, zilkha, 1951, ap. Donald Elias Zilkha born April 8 1951 is an American financier and businessman He was born in New York and was a graduate of Wesleyan University He founded Zilkha amp Company 1987 and Zilkha Venture Partners 1999 and Zilkha Partners 2008 Donald ZilkhaBornDonald Elias Zilkha 1951 04 08 April 8 1951 age 73 New York City USEducationWesleyan UniversityOccupationfinancierSpouse s Valerie Kleinprintz divorced Ingrid Virginia Urrutia SolerChildren3Parent s Ezra Zilkha Cecile InyRelativesKhedouri Zilkha grandfather Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editHe is the son of Ezra Zilkha The Zilkha family were bankers from the Middle East 1 The patriarch Khedouri Zilkha established the bank in 1899 The family was nationalized in three countries from 1950 to 1956 Iraq Syria and Egypt and had to rebuild in the US and Europe Zilkha attended Lycee Francais de New York before attending high school at The Hill School He entered Wesleyan University where he graduated from the College of Social Studies in 1973 Career editZilkha joined J P Morgan in 1973 and worked for the bank in positions of increasing responsibility in tax incentivized transactions restructuring and mergers amp acquisitions In 1982 he joined James D Wolfensohn amp Company where he had responsibility in mergers amp acquisitions and venture capital In 1987 Zilkha formed his own investment advisory boutique Zilkha amp Company focused on strategic development and mergers amp acquisition transaction for blue chip Australian and European companies 2 3 4 By 1994 Zilkha assumed a principal role in the acquisition of Colt s Manufacturing Company the historic American firearms manufacturer The company had struggled in Chapter 11 for four years and Zilkha bought 95 of the business which he restructured over 19 years 4 5 6 Subsequently Zilkha and his firm became involved in several other private equity transactions In 1999 Zilkha established Zilkha Venture Partners In 2001 Zilkha became associated with Yale s Sachem Ventures 7 In 2008 Zilkha formed Zilkha Partners L P which has a concentrated portfolio of investments in US publicly traded small capitalization companies Personal life editZilkha is married to Ingrid Virginia Urrutia Soler and they have three children His prior marriage to Valerie Kleinprintz ended in divorce 2003 Zilkha is a trustee emeritus of Wesleyan University He is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and on the Business Council of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New YorkZilkha is involved in various wine and food groups He served as Maitre of the Commanderie de Bordeaux 2012 2017 was a founder of the Commanderie des Costes du Rhone 2008 and currently is responsible for Lex XXVI References edit Sarnoff Paul Spring 1968 The Banking House of Zilkha 151 2 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Executive Profile Donald E Zilkha Bloomberg November 25 2015 Kaye Tony March 28 1989 A Gleaming Window in America Financial Review a b Bushnell Noel June 21 1989 Wall Street Comes to the Village Australian Business Rumplmayr Rainer 1989 Globalization in the Banking and Securities Industry p 84 Dubois Martin October 8 1997 Colt Misses Target as Politics Kill Deal for Belgian Gunsmith The Wall Street Journal Barrett Paul May 29 2014 Why Colt Can t Shoot Straight Bloomberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Zilkha amp oldid 1139019323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
