Hints and tips:
...How Greenhill’s Scott Bok scored a $78mn payday Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, sang the crooner Kenny Rogers. Scott Bok knows this rule of thumb well....
...The best paper on this is probably Jean-François L’Her, Rossitsa Stoyanova, Kathryn Shaw, William Scott, and Charissa Lai’s paper “A Bottom-Up Approach to the Risk-Adjusted Performance of the Buyout Fund...
...George ParkerI’m joined by Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush, our senior columnist. Robert, Isaac Levido was talking to the cabinet about a narrow path to victory....
...If I’m missing something important, email me: Robert.Armstrong@ft.com. Why Opec matters Here’s a price chart that looks like all price charts seem to look recently: a lopsided V, higher on the right....
...1,016: Amy De Jesus, Hong Kong Crossword 16,129: FJ Chalton, Liverpool; Nik Morrell, London; Ian Dempsey, New Jersey Polymath 1,015: Richard Otley, Wakefield Crossword 16,123: Michael Baylor, France; Scott...
...DYLAN ARYVAND: I'm Dylan Aryvand, I'm 13 years old, and I started reselling when I was eight years old....
...“Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream” she sings in “Blank Space”, one of her biggest hits....
...by David Elliot Shaw (pictured)....
...A three-bedroom villa in Taormina is on the market for €1.35m with E&V....
...M&A banker Piero Novelli and equity trader Robert Karofsky said it would be wrong to interpret the arrival of a kinder culture at the investment bank as a lack of focus....
...The FT’s Mark Vandevelde and Robert Smith broke news of Goodman’s sweetened package on Tuesday....
...But such moments of squeamishness aside, I’m usually as delighted by pirates as my kids are — and making a stand, as many have learnt, is generally a mug’s game....
...Robert Niblock, the long-time chief executive at home improvement retailer Lowe’s, is retiring. The move comes after pressure from hedge fund DE Shaw to make board changes....
...Philip Shaw, chief economist, Investec Sterling’s depreciation has been material....
...They are “the nine most terrifying words in the English language”, according to Ronald Reagan: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”...
...Andrew Scott, professor, London Business School Not that much — growth to slow by around 0.5%....
...Philip Shaw, chief economist, Investec No....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Open question. Depends if he injects a major fiscal stimulus....
...But I’m not sure the effect will be very large....
...This year, sculptor Tim Shaw has chosen performance and video artist Beatrice Brown, who promises to open the fortnight with “Radio Maria”, an installation exploring baptism, torture, hypnosis, and “the...
...Shakespeare would later praise Essex directly as “the General of our gracious Empress” in Henry V, enshrining his connection with these English kings....
...Philip Shaw, Investec: Very difficult question....
...Robert Giuffra, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell Robert Giuffra has been at the forefront of securities litigation arising from the financial crisis....
...Robert Wood, Berenberg Bank: With a fair wind, we will hopefully start to see the first signs of sustained recovery. But there are plenty of risks out there....
...Philip Shaw, Investec: Yes it probably will in due course. And yes it probably should....
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