Leder’s ex-wife described him in a 2009 divorce filing as a very successful private equity investor with “enormous annual income.” A lawyer for her did not respond to a request for comment. His ex-wife, Lisa, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. TABLOID TARGETĪ father of two daughters and one son, Leder divorced his wife of 22 years in 2009 after she cheated on him with their children’s 23-year-old tennis coach, according to court papers filed by Leder’s lawyer in their divorce proceedings. His private equity firm is one of those being investigated by the New York state attorney general for potential tax dodging, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier this month. Leder has also followed in the footsteps of other prominent private equity executives such as Blackstone Group LP’s Stephen Schwarzman by drawing attention for his lavish parties and lifestyle.Ĭontroversy has plagued Leder of late. Michel described Leder as being a relentless optimist who works all hours, but finds time for his children. He focuses on the garnish on a plate and says why do you need to put a pickle on a plate if nobody’s eating it?” said George Michel, CEO of Sun Capital portfolio company Boston Market, a fast food chain. People who know Leder describe him as the quintessential private equity executive - a confident, outgoing personality, who is interested in even the smallest details at the more than 80 companies owned by his firm. Out of the $337,000 Leder has spent in political donations in this election season, $321,600 has gone to Mitt Romney and other Republicans and Republican-aligned groups, according to Reuters calculations. The financier has thrown his financial weight behind Romney, an “old friend” Leder credits with inspiring his move from investment banking into private equity. I have supported people from both political parties who share this view and make it a priority, even though their ideas on how to achieve it may differ.” “I believe all Americans should have the opportunity to succeed, to improve their lives, and to build even better lives for their children. “I hosted a fundraiser for an old friend in May,” Leder said in a statement provided by his firm’s spokesman, who declined to comment further for this article. The tape was released this week and put Romney on the defensive in the face of accusations from Democrats that he didn’t care about the poor or the middle class and wouldn’t be a president for all Americans. Leder, co-founder of Sun Capital Partners Inc, held the $50,000-a-plate fundraiser in May at his Boca Raton, Florida, home during which the Republican presidential candidate was secretly video taped dismissing Obama’s supporters - almost half the country’s voters - as too dependent on government. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Filesīut the 50-year-old private equity executive, who made his fortune buying and selling distressed companies, has been thrust into the headlines, finding his way first into the tabloids as the result of a contentious divorce and raucous parties and, more recently, onto the front pages thanks to the Romney event. Marc Leder, co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, speaks during the Reuters Restructuring Summit in New York in this Octofile photograph.
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