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Dear: Winning war for talent is crucial

To compete with private sector pay, public institutions may have to focus on hiring people who buy into the organisation's social purpose, according to CalPERS CIO Joe Dear.

First Round: Taking it slow

Is Charterhouse taking the concept of 'patient capital' a little too far?

First Round: Oh yes. It will be mine

On legendary guitar-maker Fender's upcoming $200 million IPO

OpCapita saves 3,200 jobs with Game rescue

The UK turnaround specialist has bought the remaining UK assets of Game, a high street videogame retailer that collapsed into administration last week.

CVC brings in ex-StarBev boss at Autobar

CVC has brought in a heavy-hitting operational expert to replace Andrew Bristow as CEO at Autobar, as it gears up for a sale or a float of the UK vending machine company.

Quilvest clocks on at Acrotec

The Paris-headquartered firm has paid CHF 30 million for a minority stake in manufacturer Group Acrotec, as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for Swiss watches.

First Round: Citius altius sportius

First Round has been inspired by the (somewhat unexpected) London Olympic euphoria as much as the next magazine intro section. But inspiration can only take you so far; viz., up to the point when someone tries to talk you into an act of athletic endeavour or endurance that goes way beyond the boundaries of common sense.

First Round: Like a complete unknown

Once upon a time Rolling Stone used to be a music magazine. But these days it also dabbles a bit in business and finance, notably with its famous ‘vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity’ evisceration of Goldman Sachs in 2010.

First Round: Green unpleasant land

When The Blackstone Group’s Chad Pike – a US national who was previously co-head of the firm’s real estate arm and is now vice-chairman of Blackstone Europe – bought a family home in Edington, a tiny Wilshire village not far from Stonehenge, he probably thought he was acquiring a little slice of English country paradise (albeit largely for weekend use only).

First Round: Victim mentality

Poor old Mitt. When your opponents are trying to characterise you as an out-of-touch asset-stripping plutocrat with no compassion for the struggles of working people, it’s probably not a good idea to add fuel to the fire by criticising your country’s widespread dependency culture while having dinner with other rich people in a mansion.