Henry Singleton is one of the greatest investors and businessmen who ever lived. Over his career, he grew a small military contractor into one of America’s largest corporations achieving a staggering return for shareholders along the way.
Teledyne was born in the early 60s by the acquisition of a single company. Henry Singleton then used what he called ‘Chinese paper’, or, in other words, Teledyne’s own stock to buy up around 125 (or 145 or 130 there are several different estimates) other companies. By the mid-70s, these bolt-on acquisitions had driven Teledyne’s revenue to $1.7 billion.
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Revenues of $1.2 billion were reported for 1970. By 1974, revenues hit $1.7 billion. Two years...
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