I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.
In Second Opinion, we have what J.C. Flowers up to these days, Sony delays the sale of the PlayStation 4 gaming console in China and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Privateer Holdings.
1 min read · 08 January 2015
In Second Opinion, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says he hasn't smoked marijuana since his days at NYU, Dick's Sporting Good's is considering going private and Wet Seal didn't bother telling employees that its shutting down some stores.
1 min read · 07 January 2015
In Second Opinion, Verizon's CEO says it's not considering acquiring AOL, smartphone data can be used to diagnose depression, Kickstarter drops Amazon Payments for Stripe and McDonalds in Venezuela have run out of French Fries.
1 min read · 06 January 2015
James Learner, who joined HGGC two years ago, is returning to Kirkland & Ellis International.
2 min read · 06 January 2015
In Second Opinion, NPS Pharmaceuticals hires Goldman Sachs to find a buyer, don't expect many mega IPOs in 2015 and it's very cold in Chicago right now.
1 min read · 06 January 2015
In Second Opinion, we have Fred Wilson's 2015 predictions, Snapchat starts the year by raising $485.6 million in new funding and Bono says he may never play guitar again.
1 min read · 02 January 2015
In Second Opinion, NYC considers letting drivers use Bitcoin, Apple Pay and PayPal to pay for parking tickets, Blackstone and TPG are opening up about hidden fees and guess which burger chain has its sights set on Cuba. Happy New Year, everyone!
1 min read · 31 December 2014
In Second Opinion, the FBI is investigating whether companies are engaged in revenge hacking, 10 of the best startups that made an impact in 2014 and the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found.
1 min read · 30 December 2014
Ranieri Partners is close to announcing the sale of Situs Holdings. The buyer is a very large private equity firm that is well known in the mortgage services space, peHUB has learned.
1 min read · 30 December 2014
In Second Opinion, Microsoft is building a new browser, why Foursquare failed to reach escape velocity and Chaos Computer Club says it can reproduce your fingerprints from a photo.
1 min read · 29 December 2014
