Write-Offs: 01.14.13
$$$Dell Said to Be in Buyout Talks With Private-Equity Firms [Bloomberg]
$$$Herbalife Rises to Highest Price Since Ackman Pyramid Allegation [Bloomberg]
$$$ Guy prefers startups to banking [Pando Daily]
$$$Obama Said to Consider Morgan Stanley’s Porat at Treasury [Bloomberg]
$$$Nudists Seek Corporate Sponsor Looking for Greater Exposure [WSJ]
$$$ A multi family office is looking for a senior private banker to cover LatAm markets or US onshore clients from Miami [DBCC]
$$$ "Bank robbers have made off with an unknown amount of loot after digging a 100-foot tunnel into a Berlin bank from a nearby parking garage. To get into the building, they broke through two concrete walls. Police have no leads." [Der Spiegel]
$$$The Wall Street Journal Has Bedbugs [DI]
$$$Holy Crap, These Dogs Interrupting A Soccer Match Are Adorable [Deadspin]