October 2008
7 posts
El Bulli on NPR
El Bulli, consistently rated as the best restaurant in the world, was recently featured on NPR.
As a former roommate of foodie and aspiring gourmet chef Emerson Taymor (www.twitter.com/etaymor), I caught the gastronomy bug my senior year of college. It was interesting to hear the <5 Minute feature on NPR on the world’s best restaurant.
El Bulli, which is located in Spain, typically has...
several key trends that will affect the PE...
Fewer lenders will provide debt to fund acquisitions
Private equity firms will face less competition from investment & commercial banks
Distributions to limited partners will fall in the mediumterm
Decreased global liquidity will result in reduced commitments to new private equity funds
There will be more co-investment opportunities
There will be fewer PE commitments from high net worth
...
“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through...”
– Ellen Goodman
“The darkest hour is–in fact–right before the dawn.”
– This is for those that are feeling down about the downturn.
The Rich Support McCain, the Super-Rich Support...
“More than three quarters of those worth $1 million to $10 million plan to vote for Sen. McCain. Only 15% plan to vote for Sen. Obama (the rest are undecided). Of those worth more than $30 million, two-thirds support Sen. Obama, while one third support Sen. McCain.”
...
i-banking: an apple ipod accessory or an industry?
“No one in the investment banking industry calls it i–banking,” says Joe, another Columbia grad turned banker. “I mean, it’s not a f***ing Apple accessory .”
- from a BusinessWeek article.
______________________________________________________
Just an fyi that no one in the industry generally refers to the industry as i-banking. It’s either “investment banking” or just...