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The triumph came the same day that KKR's crown jewel, RJR Nabisco, reported its first quarterly profit since the grand acquisitor bought it for $25 billion in 1989.

From Time Magazine Archive

But that claim sounded suspicious coming from a grand acquisitor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reported by Neil MacNeil/Washington Presidential Contender Walter Mondale, the grand acquisitor of political endorsements, publicly spurns his most passionate devotees.

From Time Magazine Archive