November 2008 - Posts

• Profile on Carl Icahn, billionaire, corporate raider, racketeer - Axis of Logic

  Profile on Carl Icahn, billionaire, corporate raider, racketeer Axis of Logic, MA - 4 hours ago Lorenzo had used Drexel Burnham to finance a leveraged buyout of Texas Air and Leon Black of Drexel Burnham represented him in the negotiations with Icahn. ... Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 11:48 AM

• High & Low Finance An End Run Around Realogy’s Lenders - New York Times

  High & Low Finance An End Run Around Realogy’s Lenders New York Times, United States - Nov 27, 2008 At the end of 2006, Apollo Management, the private equity firm headed by Leon Black, agreed to buy Realogy, a conglomerate with a number of franchised real ... Posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:09 PM

• Sharing the pain, but not equally - International Herald Tribune

  Sharing the pain, but not equally International Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours ago At the end of 2006 Apollo Management, the private equity firm headed by Leon Black, agreed to buy Realogy, a conglomerate with a number of franchised real ... Posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 4:44 PM

• Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

  Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - Nov 27, 2008 ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman’s separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 5:35 AM

• BCE Leveraged Buyout May Fall Apart Over Insolvency (Update2) - Bloomberg

  BCE Leveraged Buyout May Fall Apart Over Insolvency (Update2) Bloomberg - 2 hours ago Huntsman, based in Salt Lake City, separately sued Apollo and partners Leon Black and Joshua Harris for more than $3 billion in Texas state court, ... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:34 PM

• Huntsman case against banks set for May 200 - urethanes-technology-international (subscription)

  Huntsman case against banks set for May 200 urethanes-technology-international (subscription), UK - 5 hours ago ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman's separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:56 PM

• BCE Leveraged Buyout May Fall Apart Over Insolvency Concerns - Bloomberg

  BCE Leveraged Buyout May Fall Apart Over Insolvency Concerns Bloomberg - 12 minutes ago Huntsman, based in Salt Lake City, separately sued Apollo and partners Leon Black and Joshua Harris for more than $3 billion in Texas state court, ... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:52 PM

• Realogy Gets Letter Claiming ‘Bad Faith’ in Debt Swap (Update1) - Bloomberg

  Realogy Gets Letter Claiming ‘Bad Faith’ in Debt Swap (Update1) Bloomberg - 2 hours ago Leon Black’s buyout firm Apollo Management LP, which bought Realogy for $6.6 billion in April 2007, is trying to reduce debt by almost $600 million and ... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:09 PM

• New trial date set as Huntsman founder honoured by cancer society - Campden FB

  New trial date set as Huntsman founder honoured by cancer society Campden FB, UK - 43 minutes ago Consequently, the trial will be held after the separate cases that Hunstman has brought against Hexion, for damages, and Apollo’s Leon Black and Josh Harris ... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:57 AM

• Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... - WebWire (press release)

  Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... WebWire (press release), GA - Nov 25, 2008 ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman’s separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:00 AM

• Jury trial on Huntsman claim against banks to begin - Fibre2fashion.com

  Jury trial on Huntsman claim against banks to begin Fibre2fashion.com, India - Nov 24, 2008 ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman's separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:06 AM

• Banks win delay in trial of Huntsman lawsuit - Salt Lake Tribune

  Banks win delay in trial of Huntsman lawsuit Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 11 hours ago 12 on whether Texas has personal jurisdiction over Apollo and its partners Leon Black and Joshua Harris, who were named in the suit. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 6:29 PM

• Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... - CNNMoney.com (press release)

  Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... CNNMoney.com (press release) - 12 hours ago ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman’s separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 5:00 PM

• Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... - International Business Times

  Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... International Business Times, NY - Nov 24, 2008 ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman's separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 4:58 PM

• Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... - MarketWatch

  Texas Court to Commence Trial Against Credit Suisse and Deutsche ... MarketWatch - 6 hours ago ... to permit the court to address jurisdictional objections raised in Huntsman's separate case against Apollo Management, Leon Black, and Josh Harris. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 4:56 PM

• Huntsman trial in Conroe pushed back to May - Houston Chronicle

  Huntsman trial in Conroe pushed back to May Houston Chronicle, United States - 17 minutes ago 12 on whether Texas has personal jurisdiction over Apollo and its partners Leon Black and Joshua Harris, who were named in the suit. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 4:33 PM

• UPDATE 1-Apollo Investment names new CEO - Reuters

  UPDATE 1-Apollo Investment names new CEO Reuters - 22 minutes ago Apollo Investment Corp is managed by Apollo Investment Management -- an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, a buyout firm, run by investor Leon Black. ... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 4:29 PM

• HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. (form 10-Q/A)

  HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. Files SEC form 10-Q/A, Amended Quarterly Report Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 11:31 AM Filed under: 10-Q/A

• Harrah's Bondholders Get as Low as 40 Cents in Swap (Update2) - Bloomberg

  Harrah's Bondholders Get as Low as 40 Cents in Swap (Update2) Bloomberg - 3 hours ago Harrah's, the Las Vegas-based casino operator acquired by Leon Black's Apollo Management LP and TPG Inc. in January, is offering holders of unsecured notes ... Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 3:57 PM

• Apollo's Black Seeks Bond Swaps for Harrah's, Realogy Bailouts - Bloomberg

  Apollo's Black Seeks Bond Swaps for Harrah's, Realogy Bailouts Bloomberg - 6 hours ago 17 (Bloomberg) -- Leon Black's Apollo Management LP is leaning on investors to exchange more than $3 billion of bonds in Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ... Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 12:35 AM

• Realogy Bonds Tumble on Debt Exchange Offer to Avoid Default - Bloomberg

  Realogy Bonds Tumble on Debt Exchange Offer to Avoid Default Bloomberg - 4 hours ago Leon Black's buyout firm Apollo Management LP, which bought Realogy for $6.6 billion in April 2007, is trying to reduce debt by almost $600 million and ... Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 5:04 PM

• Apollo's Realogy Seeks Debt Exchange to Avoid Default (Update4) - Bloomberg

  Apollo's Realogy Seeks Debt Exchange to Avoid Default (Update4) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago Leon Black's buyout firm Apollo Management LP, which bought Realogy for $6.6 billion in April 2007, is trying to reduce debt by almost $600 million and ... Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 12:59 PM

• Local group to meet to resume fight against infant death - Tallahassee Democrat

  Local group to meet to resume fight against infant death Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 4 hours ago Three fewer black babies died in 2007 than '06, which puts Leon's black rate below the state average for the first time since '03 and reflects a slight ... Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:04 AM

• Leon group to meet to resume fight against infant death - Tallahassee Democrat

  Leon group to meet to resume fight against infant death Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 3 hours ago Three fewer black babies died in 2007 than '06, which puts Leon's black rate below the state average for the first time since '03 and reflects a slight ... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:38 PM

• Tough Talk from Huntsman on Suit Against Banks - New York Times Blogs

  Tough Talk from Huntsman on Suit Against Banks New York Times Blogs, NY - 42 minutes ago If Apollo loses in Texas, the firm’s co-founder, Leon Black, and Joshua Harris face up to $3 billion in personal losses, and the banks could be on the hook ... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:21 AM

• More borrowers switch to PIKs—not cash—for interest payments - FinancialWeek (subscription)

  More borrowers switch to PIKs—not cash—for interest payments FinancialWeek (subscription), NY - 2 hours ago The private equity shop that has made the most use of PIK options is Apollo Management, the investment outfit run by Leon Black. Apollo has seen a handful ... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 1:26 PM

• Huntsman Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

  Huntsman Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha, NY - 5 hours ago We intend to continue to zealously pursue our multi-billion dollar actions against Hexion and Apollo in Delaware and against Apollo, Leon Black, ... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 4:33 AM

• JUST ACT NORMAL - Film Threat

  JUST ACT NORMAL Film Threat, CA - 6 hours ago Split into four parts, "Just Act Normal" follows protagonist Leon Black as he is asked for directions to the Peace Pagoda by a young woman who may or may ... Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:21 AM

• Apollo Investment Corp income down 8 pct - Reuters

  Apollo Investment Corp income down 8 pct Reuters - 3 hours ago Apollo Investment Corp is managed by Apollo Investment Management - an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, the buyout firm, run by investor Leon Black. ... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:08 PM

• Blackstone Profit May Be Smallest Since IPO as Crisis Hits Fees - Bloomberg

  Blackstone Profit May Be Smallest Since IPO as Crisis Hits Fees Bloomberg - 5 minutes ago Apollo Global Management LLC, the private-equity firm managed by Leon Black and Joshua Harris, said it plans to list shares in New York this year, ... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:37 AM

• SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. (form DEF 14A)

  SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. Files SEC form DEF 14A, Proxy Statement (definitive) Posted Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:43 AM Filed under: DEF 14A

• Hexion Gets Trial Date on Funding of Huntsman Merger (Update1) - Bloomberg

  Hexion Gets Trial Date on Funding of Huntsman Merger (Update1) Bloomberg - 4 hours ago Apollo, the New York-based private-equity firm run by Leon Black and Joshua Harris, initially made a similar argument about the combined company's finances. ... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 12:15 PM

• Open Hands, Deep Pockets - Cityfile

  Open Hands, Deep Pockets Cityfile, NY - 6 hours ago [Bloomberg] ♦ In the legal battle for the chemical company Huntsman, things just get worse and worse for Leon Black's Apollo. [WSJ] ♦ A struggling Circuit ... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 9:41 AM

• Einstein meets Oprah in lecture series - Rutland Herald

  Einstein meets Oprah in lecture series Rutland Herald, VT - 5 hours ago Peter Saccio, retired Leon Black Professor of Shakespearean Studies at Dartmouth College, is also a veteran of the First Wednesdays circuit. ... Posted Sunday, November 02, 2008 3:01 AM

• Banks Win Decision in Huntsman Deal - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

  Banks Win Decision in Huntsman Deal istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR - Nov 1, 2008 Apollo, the New York-based private-equity firm run by Leon Black and Joshua Harris, initially made a similar argument about the combined company's finances. ... Posted Saturday, November 01, 2008 10:58 AM

• Legal Blow Dealt to Hexion - The Ledger

  Legal Blow Dealt to Hexion The Ledger, FL - Nov 1, 2008 The chemical maker has sued Apollo and two of its top executives, Leon Black and Joshua Harris, in Texas, arguing that the three fraudulently lured it away ... Posted Saturday, November 01, 2008 8:55 AM

• Banks win decision in Huntsman deal - Deseret News

  Banks win decision in Huntsman deal Deseret News, UT - 23 hours ago Apollo, the New York-based private-equity firm run by Leon Black and Joshua Harris, initially made a similar argument about the combined company's finances. ... Posted Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:20 AM