#Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report

#Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report

“Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report” Vice Media, the Brooklyn-based digital media company founded by Shane Smith, has hired bankers to put the company up for sale, according to a report. Several buyers have expressed “preliminary interest” in buying Vice outright, CNBC reported late Monday. Vice, which is saddled with outstanding debt and…

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#Goldman Sachs rebel’s dad is tough on TPG employees

#Goldman Sachs rebel’s dad is tough on TPG employees

“#Goldman Sachs rebel’s dad is tough on TPG employees” An entry-level banker helped spark a workers’ revolution at Goldman Sachs, but would he have tried to pull those shenanigans with his dad?  Last month, it was revealed that among the first-year bankers who assembled a viral slide presentation that detailed brutal working conditions at Goldman…

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#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit

#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit

“#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit” AT&T has completed its spinoff of struggling satellite TV provider DirecTV in a deal backed by private-equity firm TPG. Earlier this year, the telecom giant announced the sale, which valued DirecTV and other satellite properties at $16.25 billion — a fraction of the $48.5 billion AT&T shelled…

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