Leon Black
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Leon D. Black is an American businessman and money manager, with a focus on leveraged buyouts and private equity. He founded the private equity firm Apollo Management in 1990, which today manages in excess of $20 billion.
From 1977 to 1990 Leon Black was employed by investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he served as managing director, head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and co-head of the Corporate Finance Department.[1] His estimated net worth as of 2007 was $4.0 billion.[2]
Black received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1973 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1975. He is married and has 4 children.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Leon D. Black '73
- ^ The Richest People in America (Forbes, 2007)
- ^ The 400 Richest Americans #160 Leon Black (Forbes, 2006)
[edit] External links
- Forbes.com profile
- Deal Maker’s 3-Day Tally: $37 Billion (New York Times, 2006)
- Billionaire Leon Black a tough negiotiator
- Rumor: Leon Black to take Apollo public
- Business People; Taking Tyco's View (New York Times, 2004)