peHUB Second Opinion 10.29.01
Not That Funny: Bad jokes at Fortress Investment Group's investor meeting. "(CEO Wesley Evans) joked that if Fortress stock fell much further, to $1, he would institute a hostile takeover of his own company." Is this a picture of what Apollo and KKR conference calls would look like if they ever make it public? The Labor Movement: An old but good interview with Andy Stern of the SEIU on taking "normal and also some aggressive corporate accountability campaigns." Gone: The way of Linens ‘N Things, Mervyns will be no more. Safe Bets: Don't even bother applying for a finance job these days, but when's the last time the IRS downsized?
30 October 2008•1 min read
