FLOOD GATES OPEN. Rich guy and Microsoft (MSFT.O) founder Bill Gates is, as the world knows, getting divorced read more . Since the announcement of the split, Gates has come under fresh scrutiny, including over his contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a prior consensual relationship with a Microsoft employee. An investigation years later into the latter by Microsoft’s board coincided with Gates’ resignation as a director in 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. Now Cascade Investment, the huge private vehicle that manages assets for Gates and for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is also in the crosshairs. Investment chief Michael Larson engaged in “a pattern of workplace misconduct” according to multiple New York Times sources, some but not all instances of which he denies, the newspaper said. The statement issued by Gates and his wife Melinda suggested their charity, a force in global public health with more than $50 billion in total assets, will continue under their joint leadership. That may be the intent read more , but the airing of dirty laundry could easily undermine Bill Gates’ future influence at the foundation. (By Richard Beales) On Twitter http://twitter.com/breakingviews Earlier in Capital Calls: Bayer’s weedkiller woes just won’t die read more Reclusive Australia’s reckoning draws nearer read more NetEase music spinoff hits right notes read more Uber union read more Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s D.C. space battle read more