OIL VIEW . I’ve been reading a lot about oil, the current state and the history of oil as we see prices keep rising and we all wonder where a top is. So below are some interesting tidbits which I’ve unearthed from the Internet (a great modern day development!) for you to ponder, some obvious...
THE VISA IPO . Aha! The Real Story Comes To Light! When I heard of the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of Visa a couple weeks back, I was shocked and wrote about it (Feb. 27 th ) wondering out loud why anyone would buy it. I did find the argument underpinning this “largest US IPO ever” of 16 million...
THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD . Let’s think back some so as not to lose perspective. Where to start? Yep, right at the top of the five year bull market and the top of the private equity boom. June 21 st , 2007: CHINA backed Blackstone Group’s IPO at $31 back with $3 billion last June. Yesterday BX closed...