Mitts off

摘要

In many industries it would be exciting news if one of your former colleagues were running for president. A sympathetic ear in the White House is no bad thing. But many private-equity executives are morose about their former comrade Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican nomination. Mr Romney, a former boss and joint founder of Bain Capital, a large private-equity firm that now manages $66 billion, may open up the industry to an unwelcome public skewering.