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Troubles at Leyne, Strauss-Kahn Partners Emerge After Apparent Suicide
By Laurence Fletcher and Giles Turner, The Wall Street Journal*
Dominique Strauss-Kahn had a tarnished name but impeccable connections. Thierry Leyne had spent years as a low-profile deal maker who wanted to climb into the big leagues of global finance. The two met just after Mr. Strauss-Kahn quit as head of the International Monetary Fund in May 2011 amid a scandal over sexual-assault charges, which were later dropped. They founded financial-services firm Leyne, Strauss-Kahn Partners and set about raising $2 billion for a hedge fund. But the venture ended in tragedy.
In October, Mr. Leyne, 49 years old, died in an apparent suicide in...
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