Clifton S. Robbins

Cliff Robbins is the founder and CEO of the investment firm Blue Harbour Group[1] and the co-founder of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. with former president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Gary D. Cohn.[2][3]

He was featured in the book Barbarians at the Gate for his role in the RJR Nabisco buyout.[4][5]

In 2004, Robbins launched Blue Harbour Group,[6] which generated a 33% net return in 2019.[7] In February 2020, Robbins announced that he would be closing Blue Harbour Group to set up a family office and would return $2 billion of capital to investors.[8]

In July 2020, Robbins and his wife signed a contract to sell their seven-room apartment at 778 Park Avenue to former American Express CEO, James D. Robinson III. [9]

In August 2020, Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp., launched by Robbins and Gary D. Cohn and based in Wilmington, Delaware, filed with the SEC to hold an initial public offering to raise $720 million in equity capital.[10][11]

Robbins is a frequent guest speaker and member of many finance panels including at the 2019 Delivering Alpha Conference,[12] on CNBC with David Faber,[13] on CNBC’s “Closing Bell”,[14] at the Sohn Investment Conference, at the Milken Institute Global Conference[15] and others.

References
  1. Jinks, Beth (June 18, 2015). "This 'Barbarian' Banker Has Turned Into a Friendly Activist". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. Fournier, Elizabeth (August 26, 2020). "Former Goldman President Gary Cohn Joins Cliff Robbins's Blank-Check IPO". Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. Herbst-Bayliss, Svea (2020-02-28). "Activist investor Robbins shutting hedge fund to pursue other things". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  4. Zuckerman, Gregory (2020-02-28). "WSJ News Exclusive | Activist Investor Robbins Closing His Firm". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  5. "Why Cliff Robbins Decided to Close Blue Harbour Group". Institutional Investor. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. Benoit, David (2013-11-08). "An Activist Investor, Minus the Fangs". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  7. "Hedge Funds From Pershing to Blue Harbour Win on Activism". Bloomberg.com. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. Zuckerman, Gregory (2020-02-28). "WSJ News Exclusive | Activist Investor Robbins Closing His Firm". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. https://observer.com/2000/07/robinsons-rake-in-more-than-expected-for-550-park-coop/
  10. Fournier, Elizabeth (August 26, 2020). "Former Goldman President Gary Cohn Joins Cliff Robbins's Blank-Check IPO".
  11. Mayani, Mamta (2020-09-09). "Cohn Robbins prices $720M IPO (NYSE:CRHC)". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  12. "The Alpha of ESG". CNBC. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  13. "Friendly activist Cliff Robbins on ESG investing". CNBC. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  14. "Blue Harbour CEO Cliff Robbins on Genesee & Wyoming deal". CNBC. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  15. "Reading the Tea Leaves: Markets on the Edge of Order and Chaos | Milken Institute". milkeninstitute.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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