Danny Barak, chief executive of Leader Capital Markets (Israel), commits suicide in Tel Aviv.

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Danny Barak, chief executive of Leader Capital Markets (Israel), commits suicide in Tel Aviv.
On Friday 4th June 2010, Danny Barak (48) jumped out of his office window on the 17th floor of Platinum Tower in Tel Aviv. He did not leave a suicide note. More here (06.06.10). Danny Barak was chief executive of Leader Capital Markets, one of Israel's top investment banks. LCM is engaged in underwriting, corporate research, securities trading for institutional investors and asset management. In the background is LCM's involvement with the financial meltdown in Hungary and the toxic derivatives crises at Société Générale (France) and Commerzbank-Dresdner (Germany).