Write-Offs: 09.02.08

Author:: Dealbreaker
Publish date:: Sep 2, 2008

$$$ Deals: Microsoft, Cisco Pony Up Again
In our M&A roundup for the period ended Aug. 31, the two giants are back in the game with mid-market bids, although other dealmaking continues fairly slack. [CFO.com]
$$$Will a Lehman-KDB deal kill Neuberger Berman auction? [The Deal]
$$$ 20 Professors Who Devote Themselves to Notorious Corporations [BP]
$$$ I'm looking for a married man 40+ who's accustomed to being spoiled, who desires the companionship of an elegant, yet down to earth, extremely feminine woman. Please be a man who is interested in helping a starving artist. I seem to find I get along best with hedge fund managers, investment bankers, CEO's and those in real estate. [craigslist]
$$$Flush Citi teams poached by Convergent [IN]

Bubble fears; Bonderman; Greece; "A Georgia man says he was so angry after a phone call with his wife that he drove his truck through his house"; and more.

Greece is still desperate; Hedge funds into single-bet ideas; "Why I started a financial-services firm for pot"; Michael Jordan versus LeBron James debate ends in arrest; AND MORE.

Germany doesn't see Greece deal happening any time soon; Bill Gross says Bunds bet was 'well timed, not well executed'; The ghost of Lehman Brothers; "Man Named Bacon Assaults Person For Eating Sausage"; and more.

Greece, Greece, Greece; Duff beer; Rate hike; "Judge frees jailed kids who refused to have lunch with dad"; and more.

Activist investors have a new favorite target; U.S. regulators, FBI warn banks on cyber threat after Bangladesh heist; Woman busted for DWI blasts cops for ‘picking on rich people’; and more.

Inside LendingClub CEOs last days before ouster; Soros loves gold; Man hit by car on golf course returns to finish round seven months later; and more.

Economists millennial-on-millennial warfare; Marissa Mayer’s enemies are plotting against her; 766 pounds of pot found hidden in broccoli shipment; and more.