peHUB Second Opinion 11.9

The Winning Young Entrepreneurs of 2009: The results are in for BusinessWeek's Best Entrepreneurs 25 and Under roundup. Number one is the founders of Emergent. (BW) BX Talks a Little Shit: In a not-so-subtle jab at TPG, Tony James in Blackstone's earnings call said, "Many of our competitors are not so lucky and many are being forced to give back capital, to downsize and to change strategy." More on that from The FT. PE BACK! Some banks are preparing for the return of PE. On the hiring front, UBS Investment Bank and BMO Capital Markets have beefed up their financial sponsors teams. (Dealscape) And Speaking of Hiring: Here's a Q&A with the head of recruiting at Carlyle Group. (FINS)

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