Week in Review: Debt Ceilings and the Key to Successful Fundraising

Big week in Washington as Congress and President Obama signed the new debt ceiling deal into law on Thursday morning.  What else happened this week in the capital markets?

Opinions:

• No choice but to play along with DC, for now at least
• Four facts about the national debt you may not know
• Two Brazilian brothers to pay nearly $5M in insider trading case
• The key to success in fundraising
• Private equity: the next frontier?
• Goldman Sachs still earns its money in soon-to-be banned ways
• 3 factors for job growth according to the Commerce Secretary

Transactions:

• Leading middle market PE firm exits bathroom products maker Royal Baths
• Stitch Fix raises $12M as it tries to differentiate in the tricky market of online retail sales
• ClearLight and Riveria team up to acquire Planet Fitness franchisee
• Provista buys River Cities-backed National IPA
• Document storage solution provider Personal grabs $4.5M in funding