Sulak, Marlin Equity exec, steps back; Insight weighs $1.8B InhabitIQ sale; In defense of private equity
First Read begins the week with news that Uber is acquiring online grocery provider Cornershop, Google expands plans for its massive second headquarters in San Jose, and SoftBank has readied a financing package to take control of WeWork.
LPs should take notice of recent study showing smaller is better, Bookend gets boost from Wisconsin
First Read ends the week with news that Apple and Google pull their Hong Kong protest apps, Victoria's Secret head of stores is stepping down and TPG's Shriram Capital's stake sale stalls as India's shadow banking crisis heats up.
Beefed-up Madison Dearborn team seeks $4.5 bln Fund VIII; Court Square senior exec leaves amid fundraising
To start your morning, a study finds that FEMA buyouts for properties facing flooding typically go to wealthier communities, Apple cuts an app that enabled Hong Kong protesters to track police and the Feds seized $2.2 million worth of counterfeit Nike shoes.
First Read ushers in the day with news that Topgolf is seeking to hire banks for its IPO, cannabis stocks flamed out this year, and Montgomery, Alabama elects its first African-American mayor.
One Equity sophomore fund raises $1.75B; Warburg kicks off Accelya sale; HKEK calls off LSE offer
First Read kicks off the day with news that "Joker" smashes box office records, GE is freezing its pension plan for 20,000 U.S. workers, and Hong Kong’s stock exchange pulls its $36.6 billion bid for the London Stock Exchange.
This week’s jobs include an investment officer at LACERA and associates at PJT Partners and UVA.