ARTICLES ABOUT LEON D. BLACK
Wall Street's A-List Turns Out to Fight Skin Cancer
The Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma benefit at Rockefeller Plaza’s garden on Tuesday night attracted a star-studded Wall Street crowd that raised more than $1.2 million to help fight skin cancer.
May 22, 2013, WednesdayWith Wall Street Support, a Charity Grows Up
The financier Leon D. Black and his wife, Debra, formed an organization to help raise money to fight skin cancer after she was successfully treated for the disease.
May 09, 2013, Thursday
The Case of H.P.’s Obstinate Director
It took the combined efforts of Hewlett-Packard’s chief executive, other board members and the company’s largest shareholder to get Raymond Lane to give up his role as H.P.’s chairman.
April 20, 2013, Saturday
Battle Heats Up Over Fate of Troubled Energy Buyout
Energy Future Holdings may want to tie a restructuring into a neat bow, but some creditors are certain to make this a fight of junkyard dogs.
April 08, 2013, MondayPrivate Equity Players See Signs of Excess in Buyout Market
Speaking at the annual SuperReturn conference in Berlin, several private equity executives discussed concerns about the recent flurry of deal-making activity.
February 26, 2013, TuesdayApollo's Profit Nearly Doubled in 4th Quarter on Investment Gains
The alternative investment firm reported on Friday $697 million in profit for the quarter, as improvements in its private equity holdings offset weaker performance in other operations.
February 08, 2013, FridayRaphael Drawing Fetches Nearly $50 Million
The Renaissance artist's "Head of Apostle,'' a drawing from one of the most famous collections in Britain, sold at Sotheby's in London on Wednesday night for $47.8 million, slightly more than twice its high $23.8 million estimate.
December 05, 2012, WednesdayApollo Turns a Profit as Portfolios Rise
Apollo Global Management is the latest firm to prove that the third quarter was a boon to the private equity industry, swinging to a profit from the same time last year as the value of its holdings improved.
November 09, 2012, FridayThe Private Equity Wizardry Behind Realogy's Comeback
Soon after it was purchased by Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management, Realogy, the operator of Century 21, was considered virtually insolvent. But then Apollo went to work.
October 09, 2012, TuesdayBillionaire Financier Leon Black Buys Art Publisher Phaidon
The billionaire financier Leon Black has recently made as many headlines for his art patronage as for his business deals. On Tuesday, he combined the two, announcing an acquisition of Phaidon Press, a leading publisher of fine art books.
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