The mystery man behind the $120 million purchase of famous painting “The Scream” is none other than Apollo Global’s Chairman and CEO, Leon Black.
Black made the record purchase in May but his name hadn’t been revealed until now. He’s an avid art collector and makes acquisitions almost as big as the deals Apollo makes.
Well, not really. Apollo spent some $7.2 billion earlier this year to buy the oil-and-gas exploration unit of El Paso Corp., which itself was being sold to Kinder Morgan.
But Black’s art collection is still an impressive portfolio.
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