peHUB Second Opinion 10.29

Ouch: WSJ Columnist David Weidner agrees with Josh Kosman's book, the Buyout of America, calling you all ‘Barbarians by Any Other Name." Check out this column and video on the topic: (WSJ) Private Equity Goes A-Vulturing: PE firms have spent over $4 billion acquiring bankrupt companies in 2009. (Pitchbook) The Relentless Rise of Power Jeans: The Wall Street Journal explains how Obama and hedge funders are making jeans acceptable in positions of power...Thus, POWER JEANS! Not *Quite* as awesome as Tina Fey's Mom Jeans or Michael Scott's Fun Jeans. (WSJ) If You Want to IPO a Portfolio Company: You need to have skin in the game. (Reuters) New York Venture Capital: Startups Rise from the Wreckage of New York's Financial System (Wired)

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