Write-Offs: 06.17.13

Author:: Dealbreaker
Updated:: Jan 14, 2019
Original:: Jun 17, 2013

$$$U.K. Prosecutors Likely to File Libor-Manipulation Charges [WSJ]

$$$Fitch: 'Unprecedented' China Bubble Forming [CNBC]

$$$America Falls Behind in Creating Rich Entrepreneurs [CNBC]

$$$For almost eight decades, many Swiss bankers had an easy job taking in often untaxed money from wealthy customers from around the world. Now, the country’s first female finance minister is changing the way Switzerland’s 300 banks are doing business. [Bloomberg]

$$$ The latest financial blow-up at Devils Arena Entertainment — a missed interest payment in April of nearly $3 million — has surprised those close to the once-proud NHL franchise. “How can you do a restructuring Dec. 31 and default in April?” the source said. “It’s astounding.” Devils Arena, which also operates the Prudential Center, the team’s home arena in Newark, owes lenders roughly $170 million. [NYP]

$$$Morris the Cat running for mayor of Mexican town [NYDN]

$$$Detroit default, restructuring plan break new ground: Moody's [Reuters]

$$$NYSE Takeover Clears Final Hurdle

$$$Swan Lake in a Kiddie Pool [Gawker]

Google now Alphabet; Madoff employee fined $170 billion; Greece; Activists; Ax-Wielding Clown; and more.

$$$ Geithner plans financial crisis book [CNN, earlier] $$$ Former Top Media Banker Sues Los Angeles and 2 Police Officers [DealBook, earlier] $$$ LionTree Advisors zooms up the M&A league tables [Bloomberg] $$$ "In his closely watched annual letter, Tilson said his Kase Fund - formerly T2 Partners before he split with Glenn Tongue last year - lost 1.7 percent compared to the Standard & Poor's 500 total return of 16 percent. He attributed the weakness to a highly correlated market that made divergences difficult to find." [CNBC] $$$ Ask Matt Taibbi anything on Reddit tomorrow [RS] $$$ Employment Agency Apologizes For Hooking Teen Up with Brothel Job [Gawker] $$$ PSEG is looking for a quantitative analyst to join its Energy Resource and Trade business in Newark [DBCC] $$$ RBS didn't admit to systematically lowering Libor during the crisis [Bloomberg] $$$ TIPS spreads remain correlated with equities [Money Illusion] $$$ Money Market Funds Intermediation, Bank Instability, and Contagion [FRBNY] $$$ The Risk Ownership Society [Dissent / Steve Randy Waldman] $$$ Christie Calls Doctor Who Raised Weight Concerns a ‘Hack’ [Bloomberg]

$$$ Facebook Falls To Record As Lockup End Frees Shares [Bloomberg] $$$ Best Buy Founder Presses Case for Takeover Talks [DealBook] $$$ Hall Of Fame Football Coach Donnan Accused In Ponzi Scheme [Bloomberg] $$$ Dealpolitik: Muddied Waters Complicate Focus Media Buyout [Deal Journal] $$$ “Struck By Blow Dart”: A Brief Index Of Recent Terrible Events Involving Joggers [Deadspin] $$$ Macquarie Capital is looking for a restructuring and M&A vice president in New York, if you're available [DBCC] $$$ BlackRock Tiptoes Into Spain's Sovereign Debt [WSJ] $$$ Bain Capital was good at investing when Mitt Romney ran it [PEHub] $$$ Romney Says He Paid at Least 13% Taxes for 10 Years [CNBC] $$$ New Ray Gun Used to Fight High Sea Pirates [CNBC]

$$$ Obama Fundraiser Robert Wolf Leaving UBS [WSJ, related] $$$ Geithner defends U.S. response to 2008 Libor concerns [Reuters] $$$ This lender charges 204% for loans. [CNBC] $$$ No Jail Time for Cooperating Witness in Galleon Case [Dealbook] $$$ J.P. Morgan has a London employee whose name is Libor. [David Enrich] $$$ Did Fixing Libor Keep Financial Crisis From Getting Worse? [NetNet] $$$ US Postal Service Nears Its First Default [WSJ] $$$ Pedo-bear ruins Nestle's Facebook party [TA]