Ben Bartenstein

Ben Bartenstein

June 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Musk Twitter Bid Counts Secretive $5B Fund Among Backers

Elon Musk's bid for Twitter attracted a bevy of big-name backers and Silicon Valley mainstays, but there were some notable exceptions.

By Ivan Levingston and Ben Bartenstein

5 minute read

March 16, 2022 | Daily Business Review

US Firms Warn Saudis New Data Law Could Hit Investment

Saudi Arabia issued a draft of its personal data protection law, which in its current form prevents the transfer of personal data outside the kingdom without any individual exemptions.

By Nicolas Parasie, Matthew Martin and Ben Bartenstein

3 minute read

December 28, 2018 | ThinkAdvisor

Pimco, AllianceBernstein Pile Into Argentine Bonds

The floating rate bonds currently pay a rate near 60%.

By Pablo Gonzalez, Ben Bartenstein and John Gittelsohn

3 minute read

September 22, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Wall Street Exhales After Venezuela Makes Another Bond Payment

Investors in Venezuelan securities are breathing a sigh of relief after the government once again made good on its promise to pay foreign bondholders.

By Ben Bartenstein

4 minute read

October 25, 2016 | Daily Business Review

US Said to Be Closing In on Venezuelan Asset Seizures, Charges

Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge several individuals and confiscate their property over the alleged looting of Venezuela's state oil company in what may amount to one of the biggest asset seizures in U.S. history.

By Ben Bartenstein, Tiffany Kary and Alan Katz, Bloomberg News

12 minute read