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The not-singing bird With endless silence. —David Olney People say it was a poetic exit. I assure you, NOBODY wants to die onstage — figuratively or literally. On Jan. 18, Americana pioneer, singer-songwriter, recording artist, pre-pandemic streamcaster, actor, and my longtime client and good friend David Olney died of an apparent heart attack midsong. He was center stage between Amy Rigby and Scott Miller at the 30A Songwriter Festival in the Florida panhandle. His last words: “I’m sorry.” His mantra, however, was, “Always be true to the song.” Understanding the covenant betwee...

Share: Investor Kevin O’Leary presented at the inaugural Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference. Among the many topics he covered in his presentation was his thoughts on SPACs. O’Leary On SPACs: SPACs are a competition to private equity, O’Leary told Benzinga's Jason Raznick on Wednesday. “The key to SPACs is the sponsor,” O’Leary said. Among the SPACs that O’Leary has bought are ones from Bill Ackman, Michael Klein and Alec Gores. “I only buy the deals where I know the sponsor has been a player successfully in private equity.” The team at Ackman’s SPAC, which is