• Apollo’s Leon Black says giving Epstein a second chance was ‘a terrible mistake’

    Apollo’s Leon Black says giving Epstein a second chance was ‘a terrible mistake’

    Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black said Thursday that giving Jeffrey Epstein a second chance following the late financier’s imprisonment in 2008 for soliciting an underage prostitute in
  • Prominent analyst skeptical of AT&T/DirecTV sale reports

    Prominent analyst skeptical of AT&T/DirecTV sale reports

    Telecom giant AT&T may be trying to unload struggling satellite TV provider DirecTV, but shareholders shouldn’t expect a sale anytime soon, one prominent analyst warned. AT&T has “overvalued” the “albatross” that is DirecTV, leading to skepticism that suitors circling the assets will actually reach a deal, Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson said on Monday. Moffett said …
  • Virgin Islands to subpoena Leon Black, Apollo over Epstein ties

    Virgin Islands to subpoena Leon Black, Apollo over Epstein ties

    US Virgin Islands authorities will issue subpoenas to Leon Black and his private-equity giant Apollo Global Management, demanding that they fork over details of their ties to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Black, a billionaire buyout king who is chairman of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, has come under scrutiny for maintaining ties with Epstein …
  • Serta Simmons wins court victory over Leon Black’s Apollo lawsuit

    Serta Simmons wins court victory over Leon Black’s Apollo lawsuit

    Serta Simmons has foiled efforts by Apollo Global Management, which is run by billionaire Leon Black, to stop a controversial debt restructuring in a precedent-setting move that could roil the debt markets. New York State Supreme Court Judge Andrea Masley ruled over the weekend the mattress seller could move forward on a plan to restructure $1.95 billion …
  • Leon Black suing mattress giant Serta Simmons over ‘unlawful scheme’ to lower debt

    Leon Black suing mattress giant Serta Simmons over ‘unlawful scheme’ to lower debt

    Billionaire Leon Black is going to the mat with America’s largest mattress maker. Black’s Apollo Global Management is suing Serta Simmons over “an unlawful scheme” to lower its $2.4 billion debt stack without the approval of all of its lenders. The alleged scheme, which would give Serta an extra $200 million in cash while also reducing …
  • Leon Black’s Apollo to go to war over Serta Simmons debt deal, sources say

    Leon Black’s Apollo to go to war over Serta Simmons debt deal, sources say

    Billionaire Leon Black wants to go to the mat with America’s largest mattress maker. Black’s Apollo Global Management — together with investment firms Angelo Gordon and Gamut Capital — is gearing up to sue Serta Simmons over its efforts to lower its $2.4 billion debt stack through a refinancing because it never agreed to the …