Richard Beattie, Who Helped Pioneer Private Equity Takeovers, Dies at 86

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Richard Beattie, Who Helped Pioneer Private Equity Takeovers, Dies at 86

nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/dealbook/richard-beattie-dead.html

A top Wall Street lawyer, he worked on some of the biggest corporate mergers in history, including KKR’s takeover of Nabisco in 1989. He also served in the Carter administration and in city government.

This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2025-06-11 16:07:08.