He soon became a major player in the M&A field .
He soon played key role in two of the more notable hostile takeovers of the 1980s -- James Goldsmith 's takeover of Crown Zellerbach and Ron Perelman 's takeover of Revlon .
He soon became a major player in the M&A field , and played key role in two of the more notable hostile takeovers of the 1980s -- James Goldsmith 's takeover of Crown Zellerbach and Ron Perelman 's takeover of Revlon .