Carlyle Group shocked Wall Street when its chief executive abruptly resigned in August, throwing the leadership of one of the world’s largest private equity groups into disarray. But why did he resign? The FT’s Robert Smith unravels the curious case of Kewsong Lee’s resignation.

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