Epstein Secrets

Wall Street veterans, including Mr. Staley, who is now chief executive of the British bank Barclays. Mr. Epstein provided personal tax services to Leon D. Black, whose Apollo Global Management is one of the world's largest private-equity firms. He discussed a major investment idea with and entrusted millions

ey, he laid some of the early groundwork for JPMorgan to make a major acquisition — one that would vault Mr. Staley's career to a higher plane. Mr. Black, Mr. Dubin and Mr. Staley were not Mr. Epstein's biggest business relationships: That distinction belongs to Leslie H. Wexner, the billionaire found

ars later, in 2004, Mr. Staley orchestrated a deal in which JPMorgan bought a majority stake in Highbridge. Mr. Dubin, and the Highbridge co-founder Henry Swieca, became JPMorgan employees. It is not clear whether or how Mr. Epstein was compensated for helping broker that deal. "Mr. Staley has never engaged

which withdrawals would be subject to penalties. Black- stone, the anchor investor in the new class, is

cted to be fully operational. Dubin is best known for establishing Highbridge, a multi-strategy hedge fund operation, in 1992 with childhood friend Henry Swieca. In 2004, they sold a control- ling stake to J.P. Morgan, and in 2009 the bank bought their remaining interests in the firm. J.P. Morgan reportedly

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director and the senior portfolio manager of the Special Opportunities Group at Highbridge. B. DBZ Background In 2002, Mr. Zwirn, Mr. Dubin, and Henry Swieca (Mr. Dubin's business partner) established Highbridge/Zwim Capital Management, LLC ("Highbridge/Zwim") as a separate management company to carry ou