A year or two ago, I found myself looking at a Rolex that was sold at a US Marshals auction.

So I FOIA'd 5 years of auction data and found some items with incredible stories. Edits by Bret Begun and graphics by Amanda Chen
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Blue Owl is among firms weighing an acquisition of European direct lender Hayfin

New w/ Silas Brown 👇 $OWL bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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The creators of South Park are in discussions with Carlyle for a private loan totaling around $800 million that would be backed by would be backed by the IP from the TV show and Casa Bonita restaurant

SCOOP from Erin Hudson Paula Seligson Lucas Shaw
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The creators of South Park are in discussions with Carlyle Group for a private loan totaling around $800 million that would be used in part to refinance an existing credit facility. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #southpark #casabonita #bookofmormon

Exclusive: A #UNC freshman was found unconscious in a #Duke dorm room in March and died two days later of a drug overdose. Neither university said anything publicly about her death until contacted by The Assembly. By Charlotte Kramon & Michael Hewlett. theassemblync.com/education/high…

Tonight's the night. THE BUSINESSWEEK SHOW debuts at 10:30 EST on Bloomberg TV. Please watch. Please tell your friends.

And if your bedtime is early: There's also a livestream online at 8:30 tonight. You'll find it right this way
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Get excited everyone! Max is one of the best in the business.

Sad for us, but happy for you Rachel Butt. Congratulations!

Patti Poppe staked her legacy at PG&E on a pledge that the company will bury 10,000 miles of power lines.

Now, that plan is in jeopardy as regulators debate significantly restricting the number of lines it can bury in the coming years.

My latest:
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Friday's Weather Rating: 1/10

Good grief. Periods of rain with flooding likely and locally significant flash flooding possible. Damp, humid and cloudy all day with an onshore breeze. The vibes have floated away.

Scoop on the terminal w/ Paula Seligson: Aventiv told lenders on its earnings call last week a plan to refinance the company’s debt would be announced soon.

15 years ago today

'The American financial system was shaken to its core,' the Journal declared on Sept. 15.

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Vista tapped the NAV line using one of the funds through which it holds its stake in Finastra, the people said, in essence reducing the portfolio company’s debt load by borrowing at the fund level. By Eleanor Duncan, me, Carmen Arroyo
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Remember when Vista injected $1 billion of equity into Finastra to help with a struggling refinancing? Turns out that was debt too. Amazing scoop by Eleanor Duncan Paula Seligson & Carmen Arroyo 🔥
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NEW: For *20 years*, patients warned Columbia that Robert Hadden was a sexual predator

One patient even called 911 and had him an arrested

Columbia let him go back to work 4 days later

More than 245 women have come forward

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by Bianca Laura Beil