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Harold Simmons
Born
Harold Clark Simmons

(1931-05-13)May 13, 1931
Golden, Texas
DiedDecember 28, 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 82)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)Owner of Contran Corporation and Valhi, Inc.
Spouse(s)Normagene Fairchild (divorced)
Sandra Saliba (divorced)
Annette Caldwell (widow)
Children6
Scheryle Patigian (with Fairchild)
Lisa Simmons (with Fairchild)
Andrea Swanson (with Saliba)
Serena Connelly (with Saliba)
and two step-daughters

Harold Clark Simmons (May 13, 1931 – December 29, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist whose banking expertise helped him develop the acquisition concept known as the leveraged buyout (LBO) to acquire various corporations. He was the owner of Contran Corporation and of Valhi, Inc., (a NYSE traded company about 90% controlled by Contran).[1] As of 2006, he controlled five public companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange: NL Industries; Titanium Metals Corporation, the world's largest producer of titanium; Valhi, Inc., a multinational company with operations in the chemicals, component products, Waste Control Specialists (waste management), titanium metals industries; CompX International, manufacturer of ergonomic products, and Kronos Worldwide, leading producer and marketer of titanium dioxide.[2]

  1. ^ "Conflicts of Interest and Special Committees Revisited: Has Kahn V. Tremont Corp. Permanently Changed the Landscape, or Merely Slightly Altered It?" Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, FindLaw.com
  2. ^ Richard Kimble, "Philanthropist Harold Simmons..." Libertas, Young America's Foundation, 2006.

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