Carl Icahn's Relationships into his Acquisition - Anadarko

Carl Icahn's recent acquisition of Anadarko illustrates minimal common relationships at play, according to an automatically generated IntellectSpace Knowledge Map.   

Every Mr. Icahn's relationship into Anadarko involve Temple-Inland, where he increased his ownership during 2006 and 2007, according to the SC 13 D SEC filing from 1/22/2007.  (Ownership position is denoted by a green line in a Knowledge Map). 

James Hackett and Paul M Anderson, are both connected to Temple-Inland through current and former board positions, respectively.  (Board positions are denoted by blue lines between entities).  James Hackett's thick array of lines connecting to Anadarko show the strength of the relationship that he has with Mr. Icahn's new acquisition target - Anadarko.  Mr. Hackett is a Chairman, former CEO, and a beneficial owner of Anadarko.

Another inroad, albeit weaker one, that Mr. Icahn has to Anadarko is through Paul M Anderson, a former board member of Temple-Inland.  Mr. Anderson was a former board member of Kerr McGee, a company that became a subsidiary of Anadarko. (Double-clicking on the green line connecting Kerr McGee to Anadarko reveals a snippet from the 10K-SB SEC filing dated 1/16/2007 that describes the subsidiary relationship).

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