How flattery became a big, beautiful industry
Never before have there been so many rich people to be boosted
Never before have there been so many rich people to be boosted

Power flows less from size or wealth than from the ability to convert imbalance into leverage

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

Sometimes we forget to acknowledge our multiple identities

Plus, the global won

As the original private equity barbarian reaches milestone, the FT interviews its founders and their successors

Plus the social media lawsuits