What is Meshulam Riklis?
[[File:Meshulam Riklis.jpg|right|200px]] '''Meshulam Riklis''' ({{lang-he|משולם ריקליס}};{{lrm}} 2 December 1923 – 25 January 2019) was an American-Israeli [[businessman]]. He was born in [[Istanbul]]. He was known for creating the [[high-yield bonds]] and [[leveraged buyout]]s to take over control of major companies, then doing paper switches of the assets into companies he owned. A movie financier, he was known for financing the movie ''[[Butterfly (1982 movie)|Butterfly]]'' starring his ex-wife [[Pia Zadora]]. Riklis died on January 25, 2019 in [[Tel Aviv]], aged 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/meshulam-riklis-dies-pia-zadora-husband-billionaire-involved-in-golden-globes-scandal-was-95-1202542139/|title=Meshulam Riklis Dies: Pia Zadora Husband, Billionaire Involved In Golden Globes Scandal Was 95|first1=Bruce|last1=Haring|first2=Bruce|last2=Haring|date=26 January 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Riklis, Meshulam}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Turkish Jews]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Minneapolis]] [[Category:People from Istanbul]] [[Category:People from Tel Aviv]]