Why Leon Black Is the Most Feared Man in Private Equity

Jan.16 -- During the past 10 years, Leon Black has grown assets at Apollo Global Management Inc. sixfold to more than $320 billion, while Black himself has amassed a personal fortune of $9.5 billion. A Bloomberg Businessweek article examines why Black has become the most feared man in private equity. Bloomberg's Sonali Basak reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

[@croydonsfinest007]

Why Leon black is one of the most feared men in high school girl circles

[@oldmanhair0]

Leon Black, the pervert with a potato face.

[@Blackhole6800]

Holy shit, you called it!

[@UnivegaSuperSport]

​@@Blackhole6800 Find a pic of this gruesome glob of phlegm. Fucking looks like Rex Heuermann's twin.

[@croydonsfinest007]

@@Blackhole6800 listen all these narcissistic type rich folks are into this type of debauchery. There all evil.

[@ericpixley4594]

Leon black the Epstein buddy

[@georgeash4008]

Leon Black gave $50 million to Epstein, after Epstein's conviction, and spent time on Epstein's island. I wonder how his highly paid PR people are going to spin those facts?

[@melanieb2132]

@@georgeash4008 158 million

[@georgeash4008]

@@melanieb2132 I wonder how much the figure will have risen to by March 2021?

[@thechunkyone7118]

These people are grossly obsessed with money so for them to jist give it away like that

[@Stoneface_]

@@thechunkyone7118money runs the world

[@jliever1785]

Jeffrey epstein’s business partner.

[@JL-zx2mx]

Jeez. Let her finish talking.

[@leahpalmer7811]

No just feared by children.....

[@BallardBaller]

His closet is dark, deep, and full of children

[@luthfirakan]

What does that mean?

[@BallardBaller]

@@luthfirakan google Bill Hicks, little shoes rant , find the audio or video

[@ajaniwilliams6257]

She’s excellent if you’d allow her to finish her sentences

[@djdeepdevotion]

this interviewer is terrible

[@richardgodwin2967]

Sonali is interesting. The guy is as annoying as Jim Cramer on CNBC.

[@jaads7910]

What sort of pizza dose he like, whatever Epstein served up on island,

[@ficanning6135]

Apollo's thing is allegedly blackmail.

[@blyat7276]

really? source?

[@jojoexperience]

He brings the rukus to the equity

[@TurboNutterBastard.]

jojoexperience awww I wanted to do the curb reference 😞

[@adrianrice6396]

there's nothing wrong w/ the word "ruthless" ...sounds like an old school business savage I like him

[@georgeash4008]

Jeffrey Epstein was a fan too I am sure, especially after Black gave Epstein $50 million.

[@Stoneface_]

@@georgeash4008 *$158 million

[@stancurry6265]

Interesting that arguably the two most feared, respected and well known guys from the 80s takeover boom to modern times are both philosophy majors.. him and Icahn

[@blyat7276]

really interesting

[@MobileAura]

Has 0 to do with their success.

[@JoseStev]

Philosophy in Epstein

[@philipparkes2982]

Also the owner of the Mets was a philosophy guy

[@stancurry6265]

@@philipparkes2982 Cohen was a philosophy major? Didn’t know that, I find that one interesting cuz he doesn’t strike me quite as that type

[@bethebest1866]

I thought it would be Robert Smith.

[@daeboyz305]

It's $73 Billion Leon is $300 Billion

[@Stoneface_]

@@daeboyz305 massive firms

[@AbdulKarim-hc7do]

Maybe he was paying for the Hit on Lalla Salma and the Cleanup on the human farm they ran in Morocco. 320,000 Farmed orpans. 171,000 killers between 2016/17.

[@mathzniper]

Show case of ruthelessness? Caesars Entertainment; snuck the resort and casino from the creditors in bankruptcy.

[@truthseeker6337]

Wired a highschool dropout tens of millions of dollars for his expert advice.

[@AbdulKarim-hc7do]

The Genesis Project is what

[@wesrichmond]

Get the doe peanut!!!

[@RetailThrone]

is that apollo I see? 🤮

[@joshuavanderplaats]

Sounds like he knew and she didnt.

[@malcolmmulvihill4972]

sweeties one word hes a ,,,,,,,,,,cosmopolite,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@gatherstudio5219]

#LEONBLACKFRIENDOFSATAN

[@Laurajuly]

Child sacrifice

[@stephen88hox]

Lampin'

[@newyorke172]

Not anymore lol

[@AbdulKarim-hc7do]

Maybe he was paying for the Hit on Lalla Salma and the Cleanup on the human farm they ran in Morocco. 320,000 Farmed orpans. 171,000 killers between 2016/17.