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Friday Links Redux

By Avram Davis, MU Blog

May 22, 2009

Newsweek On Paulson: Remember This Dude? Evan Thomas and Michael Hirsh wrote about Hank Paulson writing his memoirs. Someone please remind them that we’ve got a new chief, and journos don’t have to make nice with former Bushies anymore. See story.

Spitz Is On The Hunt Again. New York’s former Gov is fixing for a fight again. Now that Slate has given our boy Spitzer the soapbox he needs, he’s made good on falling into his old habit of making enemies at every corporate suite. His latest target: the much-assailed New York Fed. See story.

Indiana Pension: Hey, That’s Our Money, Homey! An Indiana pension fund refuses to go down quietly, protesting the Chrysler sale as “illegal” and says it benefits those that the government "deems politically important." Judge to Indiana: You’ll be sorry, honey. See story.

Chrysler Bailout Is "Capitalism At Work." We Want What This Guy Is Smoking. Scott Sperling, co-pres of Thomas H. Lee Partners says Obama’s auto task force has “used rigorous analysis to make tough decisions.” Are all the folks at Thom Lee this funny? See story.

How To Snag An I-Banking Legend. Liam Vaughan digs into Perella Weinberg’s impressive poaching of Stefan Jentzsch from Dresdner Kleinwort. Maybe small really is the new big. See story.

Another Goldman Comrade Leaps… William Donovan, the Russian oil and gas veteran, has departed Goldman to join Deutsche Bank in the same role. He is the second exec at Goldman Sachs to move to competitors in Russia. Is GS slipping? Nyet. See story.

Nick Denton Is Out of his league. Or is he? Now that Nick Denton has figured out how to monetize the media game, he’s become a big enough man on campus that, as of late, he is comfortable chatting with Felix Salmon about how to save the economy. Is Gawker’s founder just winging it, or does he actually have a clue about monetary policy? We’re guessing the former, but if he can recreate his 27% year-over-year rise in revenue across the wider economy, then we won’t complain. See story.

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