Kenneth W. Freeman, an executive at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, is leaving buyouts for books as he prepares to become the next dean of Boston University’s School of Management. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm that was started just one year ago, has already made a name for itself in Silicon Valley and is building a new kind of venture capital firm in the process, Claire Cain Miller at Bits reports. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Citigroup turned Hollywood last week, hosting Kevin Spacey as he prepares for a role in a new indie film set during the financial crisis. Read more..

By ERIC DASH - The New York Times

CVC Capital Partners is in talks to take a 30 percent stake in Merlin Entertainments, as rival private equity firm the Blackstone Group looks to reduce its stake in the business, Reuters reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

European countries need to keep a sharper eye on one another’s finances, and sanctions against fiscal rule-breakers should kick in automatically, the European Central Bank president, Jean-Claude Trichet, said on Monday. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The three largest European countries on Tuesday solidified their commitment to direct bank taxes as part of the build-up to a summit meeting of the Group of 20 countries, where agreement on the matter is far from assured. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Spyglass Entertainment has emerged as the leading contender to run Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after impressing a group of hedge funds holding large amounts of the movie studio’s debt, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday continued to shuffle its top management ranks, including by appointing one of its most senior investment bankers as its new chief financial officer. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had barred the planting of modified alfalfa seed from Monsanto until the federal government completed an environmental review. Read more..

By ANDREW POLLACK - The New York Times

Ben Bernanke thinks that growth is too slow but that it shouldn’t be accelerated. With unemployment high, that’s risky. Read more..

By DAVID LEONHARDT - The New York Times