Hints and tips:
...The jeweller Ellis Mhairi Cameron has always been captivated by the Scottish rural landscape in which she grew up....
...Before that, though, I’m going to speak to Kevin Ellis. Kevin is the UK head of PwC, which allows employees to work from home two or three days a week. How do the company’s managers feel about that?...
...If you’re looking for cellar inspiration, I’d recommend befriending your local wine merchant. The best way to do that is by spending money....
...The Institut International d’Etudes Bancaires is just that....
...Kirkland & Ellis has poached Linklaters tax partner James Morgan in London....
...I’d love to hear your views and experiences: many of us are works in progress! I am at isabel.berwick@ft.com....
...In another email that month — addressed to Weisselberg and Eric Trump — McConney wrote: “I’m working on notes to Mr Trump’s annual financial statement and I’d like to include any major construction work”...
...Miranda GreenSo I took a good look at it, and I found this fascinating book called the 7 Rules of Power by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, who’s something of an authority on the whole topic of power....
...Jeffrey Wright plays the lead with skilful understatement, alongside Tracee Ellis Ross as Monk’s sister Lisa and Issa Rae as Sintara Golden — the celebrated author of the infuriating new bestseller We’s...
...I’m a firm believer in letting culture breathe.” Stringer’s mince arrives....
...It looked like another parable of the #MeToo era, with an appearance from Jeffrey Epstein and an NDA signed at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York....
...The fundamental bargain of M&A seems pretty simple. At the closing of a deal, the buyer pays the seller, and gets a business in return....
...He was like, ‘There is a force d’inertie.’”...
...The beauty staple I’m never without is Fracas scent. Or if I’m feeling mature I rock Ormonde Jayne’s Vanille D’Iris. Then there’s indie perfume maker Francesca Bianchi, who uses a lot of patchouli....
...The Permian produces about 5.8mn barrels of oil a day, out of about 13mn b/d in total US oil production....
...You’d seen Deutsche Bank settle a similar case to this just a few weeks ago, paid less than JPMorgan, about $75mn....
...“That’s why I’m always squinting at my phone.” Truth-bomb to Greta: squinting at your phone is as much a giveaway of middle age as wearing spectacles....
...The beauty industry, however, operates on a more profit-driven R&D scale....
...Kirkland & Ellis M&A partner Roger Johnson was asked to leave the firm after news leaked that he was in talks with a rival, Financial News reports....
...“I’m just going to go to lawyers . . . I’m dying to talk to other people about it. I’m dying to talk to the press.”...
...“I’m not a quitter,” he said. London, however, insists that negotiations are over....
...But few lawyers have the skills and experience of Jeffrey Weiss to solve them....
...Job moves Law firm Kirkland & Ellis has cut associates in California and Texas....
...I’m not sure I’d get rid of athletic scholarships — I will take a classical approach here and say that I think competitive sports and the discipline of athleticism can help grow a well-rounded individual...
...“We’d like to see the majority of that go to share buybacks — their power when you’re trading this cheaply is enormous.”...
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