- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Andre Meyer
Lazard, Freres and Company
1943 - 1979
Finance
b. 1898
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1898 - 1979 |
| Birthplace | France |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
Meyer was a skilled financier, with a great talent at devising and orchestrating mergers and other complex business deals. He engineered Lazard’s purchase of Avis Rent–A-Car System for $7 million, and its resale to ITT a few years later for $52 million in ITT stock.