Gstaad When Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet committed suicide just before Christmas, I hoped against hope that others would do the same. No such luck. Villehuchet was an aristocrat, a gentleman and an honest man. He felt responsible for the loss of $1.4 billion and he took the honourable way out. I did not know Villehuchet but people who ...

His spirit broken by financial fears, German billionaire Adolf Merckle took his own life this week — becoming the latest high-profile casualty of a global economic crisis that already has claimed the lives of executives in Europe and the U.S. Merckle, a respected businessmen with a wife and four children ...

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet saw his fortune and his loved ones' money disappear along with his clients' when he lost $1.4 billion he had invested with Bernard Madoff, the French financier's brother said. Magon de la Villehuchet, 65, was found dead at his ...

L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, who is 86 years old, had invested money with Bernie Madoff through French fund manager Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, who committed suicide on Tuesday. [Bloomberg via The Cut] Dina Lohan left 21-year-old son Michael's birthday party at 1Oak early, probably because he is not as fun as his sister. [P6] At least Jennifer ...