Billionaire investor Carl Icahn celebrated his birthday over a steak dinner with a group of industry titans on Monday night.
Icahn, who turns 80 on Feb. 16, took a break from clashing with AIG to be fêted at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Midtown by friends including Michael Milken, Apollo’s Leon Black, Douglas Elliman chairman Howard Lorber, Jefferies CEO Rich Handler and vice chairman Andrew Whittaker, and Vector Group chairman Bennett LeBow.
An onlooker said the group downed bottles of expensive red wine, engaged in some spirited roasting and one-upmanship over recent deals, and seriously “depleted the restaurant’s caviar supply.”
Other diners then joined in to sing “Happy Birthday to You” as a chocolate cake was carried in.
We’re told Handler picked up the bill.
Icahn has shared a steak dinner with the same group every six weeks for the last 20 years. But sources say he isn’t having a grand birthday party, because he’s not that excited about turning 80, plus “He’s got enough to do at the moment.”