Making a Deal with Kramer Kidnappers
Fred Burton, SCOTT L. STEWART · 2025
Edward “Eddie” Lampert is a deal maker. After graduating from Yale University and then working for a few years at Goldman Sachs, Lampert established his own hedge fund, ESL Investments, and at age 25 began to make a name for himself on Wall Street. 1 After a string of highly successful investments that brought in billions of dollars, some even hailed Mr. Lampert as “the next Warren Buffett.” 2