Iran Damages Qatar's World‑largest LNG Plant
Iran inflicts ‘extensive damage’ on site of world’s largest LNG facility in Qatar https://t.co/UY9zOAW5bK via @ft
Activist Targets Keep Getting Re‑Targeted, Fortune Brands Example
It's amazing the recidivism rates among activist targets. Fortune Brands was one of the big activist breakups in the 2010s, everyone celebrated. Apparently, it needs another activist now. I guess what happened was like a bad home repair? https://t.co/zISRV2GETa
Trump's Spin‑off Could Turn Company Into Bitcoin, Nuclear Gamble
Trump is considering spinning off Truth Social, so now his company theoretically would be a Bitcoin stockpile (likely underwater) and the nuclear fission bet.
PE Shifts From Legend Deals to Low‑Margin Rollup Frenzy
PE in 2009: We tried to be legends but got jammed (Caesars, NXP, IntraWest) PE in 2026: Wheels are coming off our janitorial, car wash, dental clinic and gritty Glengarry glenross-esque insurance brokerage rollups. One fund spotlights PEs problems https://t.co/O0PB4vXT6T
Blue Owl’s Rise Marred by Internal Fractiousness
Blue Owl climbed quickly on Wall Street. One of its arms floated an idea to create a Mt Rushmore of private equity. But those pitched saw the firm’s own fractiousness as the plan’s big flaw. @EricGPlatt & I look at the...
Blue Owl Stops Retail Fund Redemptions, Opts for Asset Sales
Blue Owl is permanently halting redemptions at its inaugural non traded private credit fund for retail investors as part of a plan to instead sell down assets over time. With @EricGPlatt https://t.co/GmiIAdaLVK