“The thing about Samsung is, it’s a giant wound-up ball of yarn of cross-holdings,” said Geoffrey Cain, the author of a coming book on Samsung. “The setup is so complicated that sometimes I wonder if a group of smart people could find a way to tug at the right connection and find a way to loosen it up, to unravel it a bit, just to see if they could pull it away from the company.”

By Choe Sang-Hun and Paul Mozur
The New York Times

Mar 4, 2017

The arrest of Jay Lee, the de facto leader of Samsung, raises fears he shares Korean dynastic weaknesses “There’s a generation gap on what people think about Jay Lee, and this reflects the cultural struggle in Samsung and in Korean society,” says Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on Samsung.

By Bryan Harris
Financial Times

Feb 18, 2017

Full episode of “Bloomberg Technology.” Guests include: Author Geoffrey Cain, David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy’s chief executive officer, and Dave Vasen, founder and chief executive officer of Brightwheel.

Bloomberg Technology

Feb 17, 2017

Author Geoffrey Cain and David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy’s chief executive officer, discuss the arrest of billionaire heir to Samsung Lee Jae-yong for bribery allegations and other charges related to a corruption scandal. They speak with Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology.”

Bloomberg Technology

Feb 17, 2017

Author and Journalist Geoffrey Cain weighs in on the arrest of billionaire heir to Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, for bribery allegations and other charges related to a corruption scandal. Cain speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.”

Bloomberg Markets

Feb 17, 2017

Geoffrey Cain talks about Samsung’s test results that attempt to explain the combusting Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

By Josh Horwitz
Quartz

Jan 23, 2017

[Samsung Vice Chairman] Jay Y. Lee is in a vulnerable position,” Cain says. “The cross-shareholding system is like a yarn ball, if someone finds just the right place to tug, they could pull out the right part and the whole thing could fall apart overnight.

By Josh Horwitz
Quartz

Aug 24, 2017

A court in South Korea turned down prosecutors’ request to arrest Samsung Group’s Jay Y. Lee on alleged bribery, perjury and embezzlement, letting him stay in place atop the country’s most powerful company while they continue their investigation.

Bloomberg Technology

Jan 19, 2017

“Beyond the arrest itself, this is going to be a big blow to the narrative they’ve been building,” said Geoffrey Cain, the author of a coming book on Samsung. “It’s hard to convince shareholders and partners they are a hip Silicon Valley-style company when these charges show them to be a company run like a feudal dynasty.”

By Paul Mozur
The New York Times

Jan 16, 2017

“You can live your entire life here from cradle to the grave on Samsung products,” says Geoffrey Cain, a journalist and author with a forthcoming book about the company and its many businesses.

By Elise Hu
NPR

Oct 18, 2016