A lot of news from Blackstone, including the brand new appointment of a long-time exec as Boeing's CEO.
First Read kicks off the morning with news that Tesla's stock hits a new record, Boeing fires CEO Dennis Muilenberg and Bloomberg plows millions into secretive tech firm
Private equity pundits do some crystal-ball gazing and cast their 2020 predictions.
J&J to buy remaining stake in Verb Surgical, Google's CEO gets a big pay raise and the story of the hacker who took down Liberia's internet in 2016
First Read closes the week with news that 3i Infrastructure is selling its stake in Wireless Infrastructure Group, Coke reportedly targeted teens by saying sugary drinks are healthy and Wawa (no!) discloses data breach across its 700 stores
Bill McGlashan affirms his innocence in the college admissions scandal.
First Read ushers in the day with news that Broadcom looks to sell a unit that could fetch $10 bln, Instagram influencers can no longer promote vaping and guns and social unrest slams Chilean economy
Au contraire. Secondaries deals are not coming to a halt right now as some contend; they're just being finished off in these waning weeks of December.
First Read begins day with news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Brexit will come true by the end of 2020, LogMeIn will be taken private for $4.3 bln and LifeLabs pays hackers to recover customer data
Could the current sluggish secondaries market lead to a rush of GP-led transactions in the new year?