PE Hub First Read

First Read begins the day with news that SoftBank gives up on dog-walking startup Wag after investing $300 mln, Bain Capital nears a deal to acquire an Italian IT services firm and what racism looks like in the banking industry

House Democrats announce two articles of impeachment against President Trump.

SoftBank gives up on dog-walking startup Wag after investing $300 million.

Joe Biden leads nationally according to a 2020 Democratic primary poll while Michael Bloomberg debuts in top five.

Facebook fires contractor who was bribed to reactivate banned ad accounts.

Bain Capital nears deal for Italian IT services firm Engineering Ingegneria Informatica.

Sicilian homes went for auction at 1 euro. More than 100,000 people responded.

This is what racism looks like in the banking industry.

More than 26 million Netflix subscribers viewed “The Irishman” in seven days, says chief content officer.