from 2012 July 20
How Mitt Romney’s $250m fortune was built by two of England’s most disreputable business figures
Newspaper boss Robert Maxwell and Guinness fraudster Jack Lyons invested millions is Republican’s first equity fund at Bain & Company
Bain’s British office was subsequently caught up in Guinness scandal as advisers to the drinks firm
Romney under pressure to release tax returns for the years before 2010 as Obama accuses him of profiteering from the destruction of companies
Maxwell & Lyons invested large amounts in Romney’s 1st private equity fund, which basically gave him his start.
Maxwell we know about now. Lyons (who I’d never heard of before) was convicted of fraud and died in 2008.
Wow! Most enlightening about Romney, the crook. Thanks so much for the summary.