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Extraction Summary

15
People
8
Organizations
2
Locations
1
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes

Document Information

Type: Email draft / memo
File Size: 3.54 MB
Summary

This document appears to be a draft memo or email from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black (implied by context of family names and business deals). It outlines a series of estate planning and financial directives, including restructuring trusts, wills, and business assets like Phaidon and Artspace. The second half of the document is a grievance regarding unpaid consulting fees, where Epstein claims he was promised $50-60 million for his services but was ultimately offered only $20 million, expressing that this breach of agreement has left him 'uneasy' despite their close friendship.

People (15)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Author (Implied)
Author of the memo, demanding payment for financial consulting services.
Leon Black Recipient (Implied)
Recipient of advice regarding Phaidon, Apollo, family trusts, and estate planning. Referred to as 'closest of friends'.
Richard Trustee (Former)
Mentioned as no longer being trustee; suggested to buy Artspace.
John Suydam Suggested Executor
Referred to as 'suydam'; Apollo Chief Legal Officer; suggested as executor of the will.
Barry Backup Executor
Suggested as backup executor.
John Backup Executor
Suggested as backup executor.
Debra Black Wife of Recipient
Mentioned regarding estate planning ('fire drill'), trusts, and gifts.
Alex Black Child of Recipient
Mentioned regarding trust protections.
Victoria Black Child of Recipient
Mentioned regarding trust protections.
Rick Bronstein Advisor
Criticized by the author for lack of tax experience.
Brad Karp Lawyer
Paul, Weiss chairman; involved in fee negotiations; author questions his choice of advisors.
Halperin Advisor
Noted to have a conflict that should be addressed.
Alan Advisor
Likely Alan Schwartz; criticized for lack of unique ideas; his involvement was used to justify a discount in fees.
Rowen Associate
Likely Marc Rowan (Apollo); mentioned regarding a request re: Athene.
Eileen Associate/Staff
Mentioned in footer regarding funds found ($4 million).

Organizations (8)

Name Type Context
Phaidon
Publishing company; subject of merger and payout discussions.
Artspace
Company suggested to be merged with Phaidon.
Rothschild Bank
Mentioned regarding distribution networks.
Rockefeller Rothschild
Mentioned as a private bank.
Athene
Insurance company; mentioned regarding taxes and requests.
TRA
Financial entity to deal with.
BRH
Financial entity to deal with.
Judy Black Trust
Trust fund to be 'got rid of'.

Timeline (1 events)

N/A
Meeting in the dining room regarding advisory fees.
Author's Dining Room

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location of a meeting between the author and recipient where fees were discussed.
UK
Mentioned regarding a visa issue.

Relationships (3)

Jeffrey Epstein Friend/Advisor Leon Black
Refers to him as 'closest of friends'; provides detailed financial and estate planning advice; demands fees.
Jeffrey Epstein Adversarial/Professional Brad Karp
Epstein questions Karp's choice of advisors and whether Karp knew of prior agreements; suggests a sit-down meeting.
Jeffrey Epstein Professional/Critical Alan
Epstein claims Alan has not proposed a unique idea in three years.

Key Quotes (5)

"rick bronstein said the only 1040 he ever filled out was his own. ( this is brads chosen advisor??!)"
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"you are my closest of friends ,but my experience is that when amounts get large, people tend to get unhappy when it actually comes time for them to pay"
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"From day zero a 50 - 60 million price was attached as the fair price of the transaction just completed"
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"though no one could posit such a large amount unless they were wearing a brightly colored clown suit."
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"I believe the decision re paying only 20 m has frankly left me felling quite uneasy."
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the paramount requirement 16 months after i emailed to you their importance. , I suggest you
consider having the 49percent of phaidon merged into artspace and have Richard buy artspace. re-do bank
loans. no need to pay interest at higher rates on boat or plane. . as Richard is now no longer trustee. re- do
will, make suydam executor , with Barry, and john as back up. pay 1 million a year for executor role. get rid
of Judy Black trust, deal with gifts and their tax returns, . review amounts to kids at fixed ages. put more
protections in for Alex and Victoria. , distribute some money to kids let them make decisions. , decide art
division with children in attendance . have fire drill done on estate. fill out estate returns as if you and Debra
died today, choose advisers - rick bronstein said the only 1040 he ever filled out was his own. ( this is brads
chosen advisor??!) Halperin has a conflict that should be addressed., Debra should enter a tenants in common
agreement with kids. you have airplane consultants tax consultants it consultants. plane operation consultant.
. boat consultants. architects, lighting , art, legal, . foundation , deal with TRA , BRH , rationalize
investments. cash flow. reporting, gaming disclosures. foreign, gift. . prepare tax projections for 15 and 16, .
deal with neg basis ( tufts gain, debt financed. art partnership, pledges. sell stock , art, deal with phaidon
debt. athene,? income , capital , foreign , exit, corporate, insurance regs, out and inbound
issues, basis, appropriate discount rates. ? terminations. control. , qualified dividends. corporate
tolls, inversion rules. , grat issues, short swing and other sec disclosures, Rothshcild bank, 150 b they have a
distribution network with no products , private bank Rockefeller Rothschild. financial service. deal with UK
visa issue sooner rather than later. we can talk about Rowen request re Athene , 2 billion in taxes on
transaction. ?!
the facts as i see them
in June and then again Sept, we both agreed to a 50% of phaidon payout., then after weeks of thinking about
the issue ( which I fully understand ) . the payout was unilaterally changed . 5m woudl be reserved for the
future ? . and out of the remaining 15m ,? i would receive only 5. ( note : I'm confident that both the debt , and
the artspace investment will also lead to a write off of another 30 m. plus ) In my dining room ,you were
surprised when I said that i require most people to pay their advisory fee up front so that I am assured that I
will be properly compensated for my work when strategies that I devise are implemented . you may recall that
you appeared offended and said " are you suggesting that i would go back on my word " I said no , of course
not ! you are my closest of friends ,but my experience is that when amounts get large, people tend to get
unhappy when it actually comes time for them to pay ,.
From day zero a 50 - 60 million price was attached as the fair price of the transaction just completed .
though this amount was already substantially less thanour agreed and negotiated formula. - I was
never told that this was out of range. in fact, alternative methods of payment . plane -in-kind etc, were
discussed ( ie keeping the 30m portion of fee outstanding till March ) ,I provided as requested a
detailed step by step execution plan and reviewed all documents that i was given access to. ( Phaidon was not
forthcoming ) in order to make my many corrections . I was then told that Alans involvement warranted a
discount . Even in the best of light , though it is beyond question that not one-,not -one time in three
years has he ever proposed a unique idea. (including the new tenant in common idea,) and lets say he made
a contribution to the plan andeven that it was 50 %. though no one could posit such a large amount unless they
were wearing a brightly colored clown suit. , the price of doing the deal was known . It had both sent in
writing and spoken about on the phone numerous times , a detailed execution plan was provided . then and
only then after all was laid out for the group I was told that after a number of conversations with brad karp
that only 20m would be paid , (and even that was more than originally contemplated ) for both transactions . I
feel It was remarkably unfair. Did brad even know of our prior agreement.? I called him and he said he was
never told.?, I would ask that you I and Brad karp sit together if you think it would be helpful. . I would like to
send him this email, with your consent of course. If the transactions were never consummated , i would not be
owed a dime, however , the price was known up front. , the detailed step by step plan was followed and
overseen by me, the price that had been requested before the transaction was begun, and had lready heavily
discounted, out of friendship, from our agreement . I believe the decision re paying only 20 m has frankly
left me felling quite uneasy.
since you asked since last nov. i found 11 million dollars in dormant accounts. 4 million dollars in eileens
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