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.
Private equity fundraising was strong in 2014 but not as great as last year, according to Preqin data.
3 min read · 29 December 2014
As the private equity industry matures, and investors get more sophisticated, GPs and LPs are trying to find ways to close out old private equity funds that have lived beyond their contractual years.
5 min read · 29 December 2014
In Second Opinion, Amazon added added 10 million Prime customers in Q4, The Interview has been downloaded more than 750,000 times and Feeding America gets a $1.6 mln grant from Google.
1 min read · 26 December 2014
In Second Opinion, South Korean prosecutors have indicted Uber's CEO, NORAD is tracking Santa Claus as he delivers all the gifts and Sony considered selling its music publishing business, including the Beatles catalog. Happy Holidays!
1 min read · 24 December 2014
An end to regulatory insanity, less volatility in the broad market and a holiday moratorium on business email are just some of the things our private equity readers are wishing for this year.
2 min read · 24 December 2014
In Second Opinion, VCs are sourcing deals via crowdfunding platforms at an ever-increasing rate, the Dow rallies past 18,000, The Interview will air in a limited amount of theaters on Christmas Day and North Korea gets internet access back.
1 min read · 23 December 2014
In Second Opinion, here are the top 15 startups of 2014, Facebook shares hit a high today, Google says its self-driving car is now fully functional and a court in Argentina rules that a captive orangutan is a "non-human person."
1 min read · 22 December 2014
In Second Opinion, Facebook's popularity among teens falls again, Citigroup says Instragram is now worth $35 billion and the FBI now concludes that North Korea was responsible for the Sony Pictures hack.
1 min read · 19 December 2014
The Riverside Company said Friday it invested in Brookson Group Limited. Financial terms weren’t announced. Warrington, U.K.-based Brookson provides tax management, invoicing, cash management and financial back office services for self-employed contractors and micro businesses. Grant Thornton provided financial advice to Riverside.
2 min read · 19 December 2014
Actis has acquired a stake in Genesis Group. Financial terms weren’t announced. Genesis is a grain testing and inspection business in Brazil. Genesis founders, Rodrigo Alves and Henrique Victorelli, will retain a significant stake and will continue to lead the business.
3 min read · 19 December 2014
