The 68-year-old, who has built a career striking more than 500 deals in sleepy industries such as garbage collection and supply-chain logistics, has become an unlikely guru in M&A circles. He does a lot of the things familiar to any Wall Street takeover artist, like hunting down targets, turning up the pressure to clinch deals and slashing costs while rolling up businesses. But he wraps those tactics in a much different package, bringing an effervescent, feel-good vibe to a world known for ruthlessness and no-nonsense finance speak.
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Meet the takeover king who leans on yoga and team bonding to make billions
“My leadership style is not to lecture…not to impose. It’s to listen and understand,” Jacobs told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. “On a human level, we’re not here to cause misery.”
