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Secrets And Lies And (Yes) Portfolio
Dec 10, 2008, 10:54am
Posted by Equity Private
Yes, we were quite shocked too, to find that Portfolio (yes, that Portfolio) seems to have an occasional penchant for investigative journalism. Or perhaps they are just more tolerant of reading SEC filings and the like than we have been...
Fortress Makes Sure Someone's Doing Better Than Cheeseball Rockstars
Posted in Bonuses, Lawrence Lewitinn, Portfolio, Private Equity, Aug 11, 2008, 11:05am
Posted by Dealbreaker
How's your PnL looking so far this year? Happy your long dollar position is starting to look good? Or are you annoying your b-school alumni affairs office asking them to post more jobs for experienced grads (Hey, Columbia, are you...
Portfolio Columnists Should Not Throw Stones
Apr 24, 2008, 3:19pm
Posted by Muffie Benson-Perella
Muffie Benson-Perella (muffie AT dealbreaker.com) was an Associate in the Investment Banking Division of a “Bulge Bracket” bank. She holds a B.A. in French and Art from Vassar College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She concentrated in Contemporary...
Is Muni Bond Insurance A Racket?
The Portfolio Gang Responds!
Posted in Bond Insurers, Feb 26, 2008, 5:31pm
Posted by John Carney
Although it looks like MBIA is now out of the woods, rival bond insurer Ambac’s fate is still murky. Reports indicate that the ratings agencies are now considering the rescue plan worked out by banks and state insurance regulators. The...
How To Think About Municipal Bond Ratings
And Why The Critics Of Muni Bond Insurance Are Wrong
Posted in Bond Insurers, Feb 25, 2008, 4:46pm
Posted by John Carney
The bond insurers have all rocketed today on the expectation that a bailout from the banks will be announced any time now. But this has hardly tempered the words of their critics. Everyone from Bill Ackman to Warren Buffett has...
How Private Equity Got Lindsay Lohan To Strip For Us
Posted in Private Equity, Feb 22, 2008, 3:03pm
Posted by John Carney
We deserve some sort of prize for holding out a full five days to post about the nude pictures of Lindsay Lohan in New York Magazine. New York got some twenty million page views in the first two days, according...
