Leon Black

Buyout Boom Fallout: Hunstman, Apollo Land In Court

Wall Street Journal | Susan Pulliam and Peter Lattman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business


Jon Huntsman, chairman of Huntsman Corp., doesn't mind playing tough. He once told a hedge-fund manager that it would be his "life's purpose" to make ...

Leon Black Target Of $3 Billion Lawsuit Over Broken Huntsman LBO

Bloomberg.com | Jason Kelly and Jack Kaskey | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business


June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Leon Black, founder of Apollo Management LP, was sued for more than $3 billion by Huntsman Corp., escalating the fight over hi...

Linens CEO's Bizarre Behavior Troubles Billionaire Boss

New York Post | James Covert | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Billionaire buyout king Leon Black may soon make the boss of Linens 'n Things an offer he can't refuse. The embattled retailer's CEO, Robert DiNicola...

Apollo IPO Ready For Liftoff

Portfolio | Megan Barnett | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business


It's easy to see how tempting it might be for Leon Black to take his private equity firm, Apollo Management, public right now. After all, if one group...