General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 4, 1999

George A. Kellner – Kellner, Dileo & Co

GEORGE A. KELLNER is Managing Partner of KD Offshore Fund, C.V., and Chief Executive Officer of Kellner, DiLeo & Co., a member firm of the New York and American Stock Exchanges, which are private partnerships specializing in securities arbitrage transactions. He is also the Managing Partner of KD Equities, a private partnership engaging in leverage buyouts, and Chairman of the Board of Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. His non-professional affiliations include being Vice Chairman of Phoenix House, a Trustee of Milton Academy, Bard College, and a member of the Board of Advisory Council of the Department of Economics at Princeton University. Mr. Kellner holds a BA from Trinity College, a JD from Columbia Law School, and an MBA from the Leonard Stern Graduate School of Business. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by reviewing the investment philosophy at Kellner,

Dileo for the readers?

Mr. Kellner: We're in two businesses, announced takeovers and

convertible arbitrage. Presently