December 4, 2017 Giannina Uy December 1st is the 30th Anniversary of Titan Reginald F. Lewis' Billion Dollar Deal December 4, 2017 Giannina Uy December 1, 2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Deal by Titan Reginald F. Lewis. With $985 million - the largest leveraged buyout in America - Mogul Lewis became the 1st African American billion dealmaker.