On 11/16/11 02:58 : , Andrew Fildes wrote:
> #1 son sent me a message a couple of days ago - he's finally written about
> photography - in a way.
> He seemed to find this quite amusing -
>
> "I got this mini-scoop into The Times today:"
> • Another sign that the days of the corporate freebie are over. Joe Baratta,
> the most senior member of Blackstone’s private equity team in Europe,
> spearheaded the £100 million-plus investment in Leica in October. The private
> equity heavy hitter mentioned at that time that he was lusting after a Leica
> camera, having completed the deal for a 44 per cent stake in the German
> company. A month on and City Diary learns that Mr Baratta finally has his
> Leica. However, we were surprised to learn that he had to fork out for the
> camera from his own pocket. “Aren’t you in private equity? Don’t you earn
> enough money to buy your own?” Mr Baratta was asked when he inquired whether
> he could have one on the house. Typical teutonic frugality or a sign that the
> company is very tightly run?
>
> I explained to him that the nice folk at Leica only admire two types of
> people - very good photographers and very good camera designers. The rest of
> us can cough up.
> And Chris B, if you want to criticise his grammar I'll let him know and give
> him your phone number. And you really, really don't want me to do that. He
> can be a very grumpy young man.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
LOL! This made me smile first thing this morning.
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